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North Korea’s Escalation Strategy Won’t Work Anymore
By Man-seok Lee and Seung-min Woo
If North Korea conducted the recent missile tests in order to convince the U.S. to return to the negotiation table, Pyongyang should quickly change strategy.
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.
Kim Jong Un: A Decade of Trial and Error
By ISOZAKI Atsuhito
The pace of policy turnarounds has been dizzying.
North Korea Signals Will to Cross US Red Line Amid Deadlocked Nuclear Talks
By Mitch Shin
In a Politburo meeting held on Wednesday, North Korea implied that its “confidence-building measures” can be withdrawn after the U.S. imposed sanctions over its ballistic missile tests.
Disaster Risk Reduction: A Sustainable Path for Inter-Korea Cooperation
By Sang-soo Lee and Elin Bergner
Even in its current state of pandemic-induced isolation, North Korea continues to engage the international community on climate adaption and disaster risk reduction.
After Resuming Trade With China, North Korea Fires Another 2 Ballistic Missiles
By Mitch Shin
A day after a North Korean train crossed the border to get goods from China, the country conducted its fourth missile test in two weeks.
After Denouncing New US Sanctions, North Korea Fires 2 Short-Range Ballistic Missiles
By Mitch Shin
After the U.S. imposed sanctions on six North Korean individuals in the wake of the recent missile launches, Pyongyang launched two short-range ballistic missiles eastward.
North Korea Fires ‘Apparent’ Hypersonic Missile Off Its East Coast
By Mitch Shin
North Korea conducted a hypersonic missile test again on Tuesday, six days after it test-fired its second hypersonic missile.
North Korea Will Skip Beijing Winter Olympics
By Mitch Shin
North Korea decided not to participate in the Beijing Olympics due to “hostile forces” and the pandemic.
North Korea’s Strict COVID-19 Policies Undermine Kim Jong Un’s Goal of Ending Hunger
By Troy Stangarone
Dismal trade figures for 2021 attest to the toll the North’s border closures are taking on its food supply.
North Korea Fires Unidentified Projectile Off Its East Coast
By Mitch Shin
The response and counter-response to North Korea's latest missile test will send crucial signals about the possibility for talks in 2022.
North Korea’s ‘Strategic Patience’
By Mitch Shin
Recent developments suggest North Korea is adopting its own version of “strategic patience”: ignoring diplomatic outreach until the situation turns in its favor.