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Into the future: Where North Korea might be by the year 2040

Into the future: Where North Korea might be by the year 2040

Trends suggest the DPRK will have a sophisticated and reliable nuclear deterrent by 2040. What will be the consequences?

Into the future: Where North Korea might be by the year 2040
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll February 18, 2020
Expanding Japan-linked mall, online shop in Pyongyang targets “modern tastes”
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Expanding Japan-linked mall, online shop in Pyongyang targets “modern tastes”

A closer look at the Rim Mi Yong Aeguk Joint Venture Company and their flagship store in North Korea's capital

Expanding Japan-linked mall, online shop in Pyongyang targets “modern tastes”
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 18, 2020
DPRK media denounces Seoul for seeking U.S. “approval” on inter-Korean projects

DPRK media denounces Seoul for seeking U.S. “approval” on inter-Korean projects

DPRK Today article appears to be first North Korean reaction to Seoul's "independent tourism" idea

DPRK media denounces Seoul for seeking U.S. “approval” on inter-Korean projects
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim February 17, 2020
Cambodia says it closed North Korean-owned businesses, deported all workers

Cambodia says it closed North Korean-owned businesses, deported all workers

Phnom Penh’s first UN sanctions implementation report details broad crackdown on DPRK-linked operations in the country

Cambodia says it closed North Korean-owned businesses, deported all workers
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 13, 2020
China rejects leaked UN report details of sanctions breaches to help North Korea

China rejects leaked UN report details of sanctions breaches to help North Korea

2020 Panel of Experts report details DPRK coal exports to Chinese ports and via ship-to-ship transfers

China rejects leaked UN report details of sanctions breaches to help North Korea
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 11, 2020
Former South Korean officials say Kaesong should reopen despite U.S. opposition

Former South Korean officials say Kaesong should reopen despite U.S. opposition

Moon administration is criticized for "being too conscious of the U.S." regarding resumption of the inter-Korean complex

Former South Korean officials say Kaesong should reopen despite U.S. opposition
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim February 11, 2020
Twenty years after the DPRK-Russia friendship treaty, what’s been achieved?

Twenty years after the DPRK-Russia friendship treaty, what’s been achieved?

Attempts to further cooperation, following an early post-Cold War downturn in relations, have been plagued by sanctions

Twenty years after the DPRK-Russia friendship treaty, what’s been achieved?
Anthony V. Rinna
Anthony V. Rinna February 11, 2020
New N. Korean stamps push propaganda line to “break through” sanctions hardships

New N. Korean stamps push propaganda line to “break through” sanctions hardships

Five new stamps follow Kim Jong Un’s new year plenum speech, focus on countering sanctions and other top 2020 policies

New N. Korean stamps push propaganda line to “break through” sanctions hardships
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 11, 2020
Sanctioned North Korean tanker caught in ship-to-ship transfer near China: Japan

Sanctioned North Korean tanker caught in ship-to-ship transfer near China: Japan

Chon Ma San began broadcasting location in October, showing at least four trips and lengthy loitering in Korea Strait

Sanctioned North Korean tanker caught in ship-to-ship transfer near China: Japan
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 10, 2020
U.S.-ROK working group meeting held in Seoul to discuss North Korea

U.S.-ROK working group meeting held in Seoul to discuss North Korea

Inter-Korean issues likely discussed, while MOU insists "independent tourism" not a matter of U.S.-ROK consultation

U.S.-ROK working group meeting held in Seoul to discuss North Korea
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim February 10, 2020