Inter-Korean
Information related to inter-Korean developments
The problematic assumptions that cause North Korea predictions to go wrong
Hawks and doves often believe the worst about each other, leading to unrealistic prognostications and poor policy
Small state, grand strategy: North Korea’s policy plans for 2022 and beyond
Despite an inward focus for this year, Pyongyang still eyes the big-picture goal of recognition as a nuclear state
UN Security Council schedules meeting on North Korea after several missile tests
China says ‘no plan’ for new UN sanctions while DPRK hints at possible return of nuclear and long-range missile tests
Fewest ever North Korean defectors reached South in 2021: Data
Unification ministry says just 63 defectors arrived last year, declining from more than 1,000 prior to pandemic controls
The North Korean studio that has animated a Christmas film and Italian cartoons
Newly sanctioned SEK Studio has worked with South Korean and European artists for decades, raising money for Pyongyang
Missile tests, train shipments and redefection, oh my! – NKNews Podcast Ep. 218
The NK News team discusses the DPRK’s rapid series of missile launches, a dramatic border crossing and other recent news
Yoon Suk-yeol doubles down on preemptive strike to stop North Korean attack
Conservative presidential candidate says North Korea the ‘main enemy’ as opponents accuse him of anti-communist populism
Lee Jae-myung vows to resume joint tourism at North Korea’s Mount Kumgang
Project has been shuttered since 2008, and Kim Jong Un appeared to turn his back on it in 2019
North Korea wants women to bear children for the motherland. They aren’t.
The DPRK’s fertility rate is sliding down and its population aging despite the state’s pro-natalist policies
Lee Jae-myung urges rival to retract support for North Korea ‘preemptive strike’
Progressive presidential candidate characterizes remarks as reckless, calls DPRK’s latest missile test a ‘provocation’
