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Dredging disadvantage? Pyongyang’s never-ending sand problem

Dredging disadvantage? Pyongyang’s never-ending sand problem

How a 1980s policy decision caused a permanent problem for Pyongyang

Dredging disadvantage? Pyongyang’s never-ending sand problem
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll January 10, 2017
Ask a North Korean: How do North Korea’s traffic laws work?

Ask a North Korean: How do North Korea’s traffic laws work?

"In most regions outside of Pyongyang, there isn’t much traffic at all and traffic lights are rare"

Ask a North Korean: How do North Korea’s traffic laws work?
Je Son Lee
Je Son Lee January 9, 2017
Watching from above: N. Korea’s development, in satellite imagery

Watching from above: N. Korea’s development, in satellite imagery

Google Earth's "Timelapse" feature shows Pyongyang under construction

Watching from above: N. Korea’s development, in satellite imagery
JH Ahn
JH Ahn January 9, 2017
North Korea’s central bank possibly expanding, images suggest
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North Korea’s central bank possibly expanding, images suggest

Project remains unmentioned in North Korean state media

North Korea’s central bank possibly expanding, images suggest
JH Ahn
JH Ahn December 28, 2016
Facts unknown: Navigating North Korea’s elephant in the dark

Facts unknown: Navigating North Korea’s elephant in the dark

The nature of North Korean studies means researchers are often unsure what is true or false

Facts unknown: Navigating North Korea’s elephant in the dark
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov December 28, 2016
Five years of Kim Jong Un: How much has daily life changed in North Korea?

Five years of Kim Jong Un: How much has daily life changed in North Korea?

In the third part of a six-part series, experts assess the key cultural shifts in N. Korea

Five years of Kim Jong Un: How much has daily life changed in North Korea?
NK News
NK News December 21, 2016
North Korea’s flood recovery: Tracking construction and rehousing

North Korea’s flood recovery: Tracking construction and rehousing

Construction in key regions largely complete in November as in-country organizations assess housing

North Korea’s flood recovery: Tracking construction and rehousing
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald December 21, 2016
North Korea’s future and the growth of information access
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North Korea’s future and the growth of information access

In the third part of a series, we examine whether outside information could bring down the regime

North Korea’s future and the growth of information access
Jieun Baek
Jieun Baek December 15, 2016
Spy games: The North Korean intelligence services and organized crime
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Spy games: The North Korean intelligence services and organized crime

Western intelligence agencies increasingly need to adapt to an opponent that operates unconventionally and, at times, erratically

Spy games: The North Korean intelligence services and organized crime
Stephan Blancke December 2, 2016
What’s getting into North Korea and why does it matter?
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What’s getting into North Korea and why does it matter?

In the second part of a series, we examine the goods making their way into the DPRK

What’s getting into North Korea and why does it matter?
Jieun Baek
Jieun Baek November 23, 2016
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