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North Korea adopts ‘crucial’ farm policy weeks after warning of food shortages

North Korea adopts ‘crucial’ farm policy weeks after warning of food shortages

State media short on details about policy as Kim Jong Un skips Politburo meeting for second straight time

North Korea adopts ‘crucial’ farm policy weeks after warning of food shortages
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko September 26, 2022
God save the Kims: How North Korea’s ruling regime came to love royal families

God save the Kims: How North Korea’s ruling regime came to love royal families

North Korea has criticized hereditary succession but is the only communist country to have done it twice

God save the Kims: How North Korea’s ruling regime came to love royal families
James Fretwell
James Fretwell September 23, 2022
North Korea’s new nuclear law makes the world a more dangerous place
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North Korea’s new nuclear law makes the world a more dangerous place

US will find it harder to sell arms control to the public after DPRK says it will never give up its nukes

North Korea’s new nuclear law makes the world a more dangerous place
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov September 23, 2022
Suh Dae-sook, pioneering biographer of North Korea’s Kim Il Sung, dies at 90

Suh Dae-sook, pioneering biographer of North Korea’s Kim Il Sung, dies at 90

A major figure in DPRK studies, Suh bridged gaps with scholarship in English and shed light on regime during Cold War

Suh Dae-sook, pioneering biographer of North Korea’s Kim Il Sung, dies at 90
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy September 21, 2022
Evaluating the troubled legacy of Japan’s first summit with North Korea

Evaluating the troubled legacy of Japan’s first summit with North Korea

Tokyo secured historic if fleeting breakthrough in Pyongyang 20 years ago, only for it to be derailed by public opinion

Evaluating the troubled legacy of Japan’s first summit with North Korea
Justin Yeo
Justin Yeo September 21, 2022
Kim Jong Un shuns appearances outside capital despite claims of COVID ‘victory’
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Kim Jong Un shuns appearances outside capital despite claims of COVID ‘victory’

North Korean leader’s reclusion may signal insecurity about virus controls as country preps for vaccinations

Kim Jong Un shuns appearances outside capital despite claims of COVID ‘victory’
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko September 20, 2022
How US-China rivalry impedes North Korea’s denuclearization
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How US-China rivalry impedes North Korea’s denuclearization

Great power competition is creating a dangerous regional divide, pushing Pyongyang further into Beijing’s orbit

How US-China rivalry impedes North Korea’s denuclearization
Marialaura De Angelis
Marialaura De Angelis September 19, 2022
Kim Jong Un orders officials to use law as ‘political weapon’ to protect state

Kim Jong Un orders officials to use law as ‘political weapon’ to protect state

North Korea convenes first legal conference in five years to discuss ‘battle’ against anti-state acts

Kim Jong Un orders officials to use law as ‘political weapon’ to protect state
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko September 16, 2022
Kim Jong Un’s mysterious new aide may be former Moranbong Band member: Images

Kim Jong Un’s mysterious new aide may be former Moranbong Band member: Images

Drummer at 2018 inter-Korean summit dinner resembles unknown female aide, NK News analysis of state media suggests

Kim Jong Un’s mysterious new aide may be former Moranbong Band member: Images
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko September 15, 2022
North Korea’s ambitious food crisis fix in danger of missing deadline: Imagery
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North Korea’s ambitious food crisis fix in danger of missing deadline: Imagery

Construction on over 800 greenhouses appears far from completion month ahead of deadline for top-priority megaproject

North Korea’s ambitious food crisis fix in danger of missing deadline: Imagery
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko September 15, 2022
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