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North Korea’s Response to the Israel-US Attacks on Iran

Just a week after North Korea signaled openness to dialogue, the U.S. launched a military operation against Iran with a stated goal of regime change.

03.03.2026 10

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6 Takeaways From North Korea’s 9th Party Congress

The biggest takeaway: there were no groundbreaking changes, whether in foreign policy or domestic politics.

28.02.2026 10

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Kim Jong Un’s Ninth Party Congress Personnel Shakeup

The generational shift that the Ninth Party Congress signaled is noticeable: Kim’s old mentors and advisors inside the regime have stepped aside –...

25.02.2026 3

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A Primer on North Korea’s Party Congresses

To understand what may emerge from the Ninth Party Congress, it is worth examining what these meetings are and how their functions have evolved.

20.02.2026 1

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Why North Korea Is Unlikely to Renew Cooperation at Kaesong

The Lee administration may be hoping to resume cooperation at the Kaesong Industrial Complex. But Pyongyang is just not interested.

13.02.2026 30

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What Will Happen to North Korean POWs in Ukraine?

The South Korean government has repeatedly conveyed its willingness to accept the soldiers as its citizens after the war.

09.02.2026 5

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How North Korea Uses an 80-Year-Old Youth Group to Control Society

The Socialist Patriotic Youth League offers a window into how the North Korean authorities uses state-run organizations to govern.

22.01.2026 20

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How North Korea Responded to the US Gambit in Venezuela

Pyongyang was slow in issuing a relatively tempered statement, but also turned a missile launch event into a tool for deterrence signaling.

06.01.2026 10

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What is Happening to North Korea’s Jangmadang Free Markets?

Will the Kim regime be successful in uprooting this core element of North Korea’s black market economy?

24.12.2025 40

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What to Make of North Korea’s End-of-Year Party Plenum

The plenum served as a primer for the bigger party congress that is yet to come.

13.12.2025 9

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South Korea’s Unification Minister Is Not Happy With DMZ Administration

While Chung Dong-young’s political agenda is clear, his comments fail to recognize that the DMZ is governed by specific rules and procedures for...

10.12.2025 6

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Lee Jae-myung’s Latest Policy Signals to North Korea

Lee has downgraded “denuclearization” as a goal. Will it be enough to attract interest from Pyongyang?

04.12.2025 4

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What to Make of Russia’s New Security Agreements

The treaties with Iran and Belarus are different from the one Russia reached with North Korea, and there has been no attempt to link any of them.

29.01.2025 4

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