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North Korea in August 2024: A month in review and what’s ahead
NK PRO

North Korea in August 2024: A month in review and what’s ahead

An analytical look at the main developments from August 1 to August 31, 2024

North Korea in August 2024: A month in review and what’s ahead
Arius Derr
Arius Derr | NK Pro September 3, 2024
Nearly 40 North Korean firms still operating in Russia, defying global sanctions
NK PRO

Nearly 40 North Korean firms still operating in Russia, defying global sanctions

NK Pro investigation finds newly registered DPRK trading company and two banks among 38 entities listed in tax data

Nearly 40 North Korean firms still operating in Russia, defying global sanctions
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin September 2, 2024
North Korea using Chinese warehouses to sell ginseng and accordions overseas

North Korea using Chinese warehouses to sell ginseng and accordions overseas

State media reveals e-commerce scheme to sell goods via website set up with China and Russia, raising sanctions concerns

North Korea using Chinese warehouses to sell ginseng and accordions overseas
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy August 30, 2024
Trump’s erratic messaging undermined maximum pressure on North Korea: McMaster

Trump’s erratic messaging undermined maximum pressure on North Korea: McMaster

In new book, former security adviser shines light on internal policy division, says Trump proposed strike on DPRK parade

Trump’s erratic messaging undermined maximum pressure on North Korea: McMaster
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer August 29, 2024
US, ROK gather blockchain industry for symposium on North Korean crypto theft

US, ROK gather blockchain industry for symposium on North Korean crypto theft

Meeting discussed trends in DPRK cybercrime and how to curb its efforts to raise funds for weapons, allies say

US, ROK gather blockchain industry for symposium on North Korean crypto theft
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy August 29, 2024
Russian TV airs ad promoting sale of North Korean clothes despite sanctions

Russian TV airs ad promoting sale of North Korean clothes despite sanctions

Expert says commercial marketing cheap apparel is first time a media company has violated UN sanctions on Pyongyang

Russian TV airs ad promoting sale of North Korean clothes despite sanctions
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin August 28, 2024
How Kamala Harris will handle North Korea if she beats Trump this November
NK PRO

How Kamala Harris will handle North Korea if she beats Trump this November

She is likely to maintain Biden’s sanctions and diplomatic strategy, but new challenges may require adjustments

How Kamala Harris will handle North Korea if she beats Trump this November
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer August 23, 2024
New Zealand sends ship to monitor North Korean sanctions evasion for first time

New Zealand sends ship to monitor North Korean sanctions evasion for first time

Deployment of Wellington’s largest naval vessel comes as German, Canadian ships also begin DPRK maritime surveillance

New Zealand sends ship to monitor North Korean sanctions evasion for first time
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy August 23, 2024
Red Cross receives sanctions exemption to send laptops to North Korea

Red Cross receives sanctions exemption to send laptops to North Korea

Shipment intended to support office operations in DPRK, though unclear if related to plans for foreign staff to return

Red Cross receives sanctions exemption to send laptops to North Korea
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer August 19, 2024
Rob York: How the Global South views North Korean human rights
Podcast

Rob York: How the Global South views North Korean human rights

Scholar discusses geopolitical battle for influence in Southern Hemisphere and DPRK’s illicit efforts to finance weapons

Rob York: How the Global South views North Korean human rights
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot August 15, 2024
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