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Up in smoke: where relations between the two Koreas can go from here
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Up in smoke: where relations between the two Koreas can go from here

Seoul cannot and will not take the kind of steps that would be sufficient to satisfy Pyongyang

Up in smoke: where relations between the two Koreas can go from here
Christopher Green
Christopher Green June 17, 2020
North Korea’s top university “intensifying” research on microsatellite tech

North Korea’s top university “intensifying” research on microsatellite tech

Research brief says Kim Il Sung University using American software STK to run satellite simulations

North Korea’s top university “intensifying” research on microsatellite tech
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko June 16, 2020
North Korean embassies seek help procuring equipment for new Pyongyang hospital

North Korean embassies seek help procuring equipment for new Pyongyang hospital

Siemens among firms reportedly contacted in order to obtain hardware for North Korea's flagship construction effort

North Korean embassies seek help procuring equipment for new Pyongyang hospital
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 9, 2020
UN grants sanctions exemptions for shipments of medical supplies to North Korea
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UN grants sanctions exemptions for shipments of medical supplies to North Korea

WHO to push forward blood bag factory project, while Eugene Bell Foundation continues anti-TB work

UN grants sanctions exemptions for shipments of medical supplies to North Korea
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko June 9, 2020
ANALYSIS: What’s driving increasing North Korean vitriol towards the South?
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ANALYSIS: What’s driving increasing North Korean vitriol towards the South?

Indicators suggest Pyongyang wants to elevate a sense of crisis with South Korea. But why?

ANALYSIS: What’s driving increasing North Korean vitriol towards the South?
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 8, 2020
UN grants sanctions exemption to UNICEF for aid work in North Korea
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UN grants sanctions exemption to UNICEF for aid work in North Korea

UNICEF will have 12-month window to bring in materials for maternal care, water supply, and vaccines

UN grants sanctions exemption to UNICEF for aid work in North Korea
Jacob Fromer
Jacob Fromer June 4, 2020
Timeline: from Kim Jong Un’s reappearance to an exchange of gunfire at the DMZ
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Timeline: from Kim Jong Un’s reappearance to an exchange of gunfire at the DMZ

NK Pro timeline charts the key events from May 1 - May 31

Timeline: from Kim Jong Un’s reappearance to an exchange of gunfire at the DMZ
NK Pro
NK Pro June 2, 2020
Panama threatens sanctions, fines for deceptive shipping practices

Panama threatens sanctions, fines for deceptive shipping practices

Move could hit North Korea's international fleet, 7.7% of which flies under the Central American nation's flag

Panama threatens sanctions, fines for deceptive shipping practices
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy June 1, 2020
Construction resumes on China-North Korea island EDZ: satellite imagery
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Construction resumes on China-North Korea island EDZ: satellite imagery

New work may be part of joint initiative with Chinese companies, comes despite sanctions and COVID-19 restrictions

Construction resumes on China-North Korea island EDZ: satellite imagery
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko June 1, 2020
North Korea in May 2020: a month in review and what’s ahead
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North Korea in May 2020: a month in review and what’s ahead

An analysis of the main developments between May 1 and May 31

North Korea in May 2020: a month in review and what’s ahead
NK Pro
NK Pro June 1, 2020