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How the North is run: the paramilitaries
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How the North is run: the paramilitaries

Outside of the KPA are a range of groups with military characteristics

How the North is run: the paramilitaries
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy April 20, 2018
What Trump’s Syria strike means for North Korea

What Trump’s Syria strike means for North Korea

The action against Assad exposed many of the administration's foreign policy shortcomings

What Trump’s Syria strike means for North Korea
Stephan Haggard
Stephan Haggard April 15, 2018
What North Korea’s army flags can teach us about its recent history

What North Korea’s army flags can teach us about its recent history

Symbolism means everything in the DPRK - and the military's standard bearers are no exception

What North Korea’s army flags can teach us about its recent history
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy April 10, 2018
Why the Korean War matters today – NKNews Podcast ep. 10
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Why the Korean War matters today – NKNews Podcast ep. 10

Kathryn Weathersby examines a conflict in which millions died and its meaning today

Why the Korean War matters today – NKNews Podcast ep. 10
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot April 2, 2018
The unusual history of North Korea’s military ranks

The unusual history of North Korea’s military ranks

The DPRK's original Soviet-style system survives in some parts of the country to this day

The unusual history of North Korea’s military ranks
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy March 18, 2018
Take to the skies: where North Korea’s space program goes from here
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Take to the skies: where North Korea’s space program goes from here

If all goes well, we may expect a DPRK spy satellite in low earth orbit within the next decade

Take to the skies: where North Korea’s space program goes from here
Uzi Rubin
Uzi Rubin March 15, 2018
Kim Jong Un’s February public appearances: a military parade and inter-Korean diplomacy
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Kim Jong Un’s February public appearances: a military parade and inter-Korean diplomacy

The leader had another low-profile month, likely busy with DPRK-ROK rapprochement

Kim Jong Un’s February public appearances: a military parade and inter-Korean diplomacy
April summit: What both Koreas can give, and what they want
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April summit: What both Koreas can give, and what they want

Analysis suggests little scope for substantive agreement on nuclear issues, but both sides have motivation to prolong rapprochement

April summit: What both Koreas can give, and what they want
How the North is run: the Central Military Commission
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How the North is run: the Central Military Commission

The link between the party and the military is largely a tool through which the ruling Kim wields power

How the North is run: the Central Military Commission
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy March 1, 2018
Mike Pence in Korea: reading the tea leaves

Mike Pence in Korea: reading the tea leaves

What did the Vice President achieve in a three-day visit to the South?

Mike Pence in Korea: reading the tea leaves
Stephan Haggard
Stephan Haggard February 11, 2018