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

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

North Korea in December 2024: A month in review and what’s ahead
Arius Derr
Arius Derr | NK Pro January 3, 2025
12K troops, 42 flights, 1 alliance: Thriving North Korea-Russia ties in numbers
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12K troops, 42 flights, 1 alliance: Thriving North Korea-Russia ties in numbers

Data and maps show how Moscow dominated DPRK agenda in 2024, from arms for Ukraine war and delegations to missile tests

12K troops, 42 flights, 1 alliance: Thriving North Korea-Russia ties in numbers
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin December 31, 2024
What to make of Kim Jong Un’s plenum call for ‘most hardline’ posture toward US
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What to make of Kim Jong Un’s plenum call for ‘most hardline’ posture toward US

North Korea avoided clear policy statements at year-end meeting, betraying wariness ahead of Trump return

What to make of Kim Jong Un’s plenum call for ‘most hardline’ posture toward US
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy December 30, 2024
How Jimmy Carter helped prevent a devastating war with North Korea

How Jimmy Carter helped prevent a devastating war with North Korea

Former US president showed how to cool tensions, but his peace drives risked undermining incumbent administrations

How Jimmy Carter helped prevent a devastating war with North Korea
James Fretwell
James Fretwell December 30, 2024
TikTok, balloons and Putin in Pyongyang: The top North Korea stories of 2024

TikTok, balloons and Putin in Pyongyang: The top North Korea stories of 2024

From rejecting unification to DPRK soldiers fighting Ukraine, NK News looks back at our best reporting on a busy year

TikTok, balloons and Putin in Pyongyang: The top North Korea stories of 2024
Alannah Hill
Alannah Hill December 25, 2024
Trump taps China hawk who has deemphasized North Korea for key defense post

Trump taps China hawk who has deemphasized North Korea for key defense post

Elbridge Colby has called for Seoul to do more to counter Pyongyang and expressed openness to South Korean nukes

Trump taps China hawk who has deemphasized North Korea for key defense post
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy December 23, 2024
How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties
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How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties

Evidence left by regime may answer questions about DPRK support for Syria’s development of weapons of mass destruction

How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties
Daniel Salisbury
Daniel Salisbury December 19, 2024
US warns Russia may accept North Korea as nuclear weapons state

US warns Russia may accept North Korea as nuclear weapons state

Envoy tells UN that Moscow is increasingly reluctant to criticize DPRK as allies boost military ties over Ukraine war

US warns Russia may accept North Korea as nuclear weapons state
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy December 19, 2024
In 6 hours, Yoon did the impossible: Make North Korea look like the rational one
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In 6 hours, Yoon did the impossible: Make North Korea look like the rational one

Martial law tarnished South Korea’s image as reliable security partner, and hopes for bigger role in US nuclear policy

In 6 hours, Yoon did the impossible: Make North Korea look like the rational one
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov December 13, 2024
North Korea in November 2024: A month in review and what’s ahead
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North Korea in November 2024: A month in review and what’s ahead

An analytical look at the main developments from November 1 to November 30, 2024

North Korea in November 2024: A month in review and what’s ahead
Arius Derr
Arius Derr | NK Pro December 3, 2024
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