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North Korea
June 16, 2022
Seoul: No Evidence Slain Official Tried to Defect to North Korea
By Hyung-jin Kim
Disclosing confidential documents about the man's death was a campaign promise by current President Yoon Suk Yeol.
April 21, 2022
Loyalty for Luxury: How the Kim Family Buys Support From North Korean Elites
By Jason Bartlett
Similar to his father and grandfather, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un uses a combination of fear tactics and gift giving to help secure his influence over members of the North Korean elite.
April 14, 2022
Kim Gives North Korea’s Most Famous Newscaster a Luxury Home
By Hyung-jin Kim
Experts say Kim is providing special treatment to elite North Koreans to boost their loyalty as he grapples with myriad challenges.
April 01, 2022
North Korea’s Latest Launch Signals Impending Spiral
By Eric Gomez
The steady pace of North Korea’s improving nuclear arsenal paints a very worrying picture about where things are headed on the Korean Peninsula.
March 26, 2022
North Korea Returns to ICBM Testing
By Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw his first full-scale ICBM test since November 2017.
March 09, 2022
COVID and North Korea: Helping the Population by Delivering Information and Vaccines
By Dominique Fraser
Helping North Korea help itself will require creativity, flexibility, and patience.
March 09, 2022
Satellite Images Show Activity at North Korean Nuclear Site
By Kim Tong-hyung and Jon Gambrell
Two new structures appeared to have been built to the site's south between February and early March.
February 23, 2022
Understanding the Strengths and Vulnerabilities of North Korean Hackers
By Jason Bartlett
Pyongyang continues to defy miscalculated expectations regarding its cyber capabilities by successfully employing a series of sophisticated cyberattacks that target new and developing financial technology.
January 29, 2022
North Korea Picks Up the Pace on Missile Tests
By Ankit Panda, Catherine Putz, and Ankit Panda
Why is North Korea testing so many missiles in January 2022?
January 21, 2022
North Korea’s Missile Tests: Biden’s Options
By Eric Gomez
Since the collapse of the U.S.-North Korea summit at Hanoi in February 2019, North Korea and the United States have been locked in a diplomatic impasse.
January 21, 2022
How North Korea Might Exploit New Video Games for Crypto
By Jason Bartlett
North Korean hackers are likely to include new play-to-earn (P2E) crypto games within their illicit cyber-enabled financial schemes.
December 29, 2021
South Korea and US Agree on Draft End-of-War Declaration ‘In Principle’
By Mitch Shin
South Korea says it has agreed, in principle, with the U.S. on a draft end-of-war declaration, but North Korea has continued to refuse to participate.