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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
Kim Jong Un expresses disappointment with progress at Wonsan-Kalma tourist zone

Kim Jong Un expresses disappointment with progress at Wonsan-Kalma tourist zone

In visit to site, DPRK leader complains development "not perfect in the artistic aspect"

Kim Jong Un expresses disappointment with progress at Wonsan-Kalma tourist zone
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko October 31, 2018
U.S. releases new imagery of North Korea-linked illicit STS oil transfers

U.S. releases new imagery of North Korea-linked illicit STS oil transfers

State Department says UN must “formally recognize” breach of caps on refined petroleum transfers

U.S. releases new imagery of North Korea-linked illicit STS oil transfers
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko October 26, 2018
Top U.S. diplomat on North Korea heading to Seoul on Monday: State

Top U.S. diplomat on North Korea heading to Seoul on Monday: State

Talks on "FFVD" come as hope fades for high-level U.S.-DPRK meeting this month

Top U.S. diplomat on North Korea heading to Seoul on Monday: State
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko October 25, 2018