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North Korean ship inspections halved in 2018, data shows
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North Korean ship inspections halved in 2018, data shows

Numbers suggest reduced North Korean ship range, destination, and traffic

North Korean ship inspections halved in 2018, data shows
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne November 9, 2018
Blocked North Korean assets in U.S. reappear in State Sponsors of Terror report

Blocked North Korean assets in U.S. reappear in State Sponsors of Terror report

DPRK's USD$63 million in frozen funds almost double amount listed in 2008

Blocked North Korean assets in U.S. reappear in State Sponsors of Terror report
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko November 8, 2018
Trump aiming to meet Kim Jong Un in early 2019

Trump aiming to meet Kim Jong Un in early 2019

President also weighs in on postponed Pompeo-Kim Yong Chol meeting, sanctions

Trump aiming to meet Kim Jong Un in early 2019
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald November 7, 2018
Scheduled high-level North Korea-U.S. talks postponed, State Department says

Scheduled high-level North Korea-U.S. talks postponed, State Department says

Meeting between DPRK's Kim Yong Chol and Secretary Mike Pompeo to now take place at "a later date"

Scheduled high-level North Korea-U.S. talks postponed, State Department says
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham November 7, 2018
Russian oil shipments to North Korea increased again in August, figures suggest
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Russian oil shipments to North Korea increased again in August, figures suggest

Trade numbers also continue to show shipments of sanctioned products

Russian oil shipments to North Korea increased again in August, figures suggest
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne November 6, 2018
Why observers should welcome Trump’s wishful thinking on North Korea

Why observers should welcome Trump’s wishful thinking on North Korea

Kim Jong Un will never give up his nukes, but there is a chance a meaningful compromise can be found

Why observers should welcome Trump’s wishful thinking on North Korea
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov November 6, 2018
Obstacle to progress? What to make of U.S. inflexibility on DPRK sanctions relief

Obstacle to progress? What to make of U.S. inflexibility on DPRK sanctions relief

Observers weigh in on future prospects for relief - and what could change if rapprochement fails

Obstacle to progress? What to make of U.S. inflexibility on DPRK sanctions relief
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll November 6, 2018
Pompeo to meet DPRK’s Kim Yong Chol in New York on Thursday: State Department

Pompeo to meet DPRK’s Kim Yong Chol in New York on Thursday: State Department

High-level North Korea-U.S. talks likely to focus on denuclearization, plans for second summit

Pompeo to meet DPRK’s Kim Yong Chol in New York on Thursday: State Department
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham November 5, 2018
N. Korean official moots idea of resuming overt nuclear development

N. Korean official moots idea of resuming overt nuclear development

Official says there's increasing North Korean interest in resuming nuclear development

N. Korean official moots idea of resuming overt nuclear development
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll November 3, 2018
Nepotism, dysfunction, and corruption: the leader’s complaints about DPRK banking
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Nepotism, dysfunction, and corruption: the leader’s complaints about DPRK banking

A 2015 speech contained some frank admissions about the state of the North's finance sector

Nepotism, dysfunction, and corruption: the leader’s complaints about DPRK banking
Peter Ward
Peter Ward November 1, 2018