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New Rule From US Commerce May Help Limit Spread of North Korean Cybercrime
By Jason Bartlett
How does a new rule barring the export and resale of cyber “intrusion software” to China and Russia without the proper license mitigate the North Korean cyber threat?
Why Is North Korea Launching So Many Missiles?
By Mitch Shin
North Korea appeared to fire an SLBM on Tuesday, ahead of a meeting between the U.S. and South Korea to discuss North Korea issues this weekend.
Silencing North Korean Memory in South Korea
By Markus Bell and Sarah A. Son
Like any refugees, North Koreans who escape to the South have a deep-seated need to remember their home country. But the scope for memory and self-expression is limited by politics.
The Inter-Korean Missile Race Picks Up the Pace
By Ankit Panda
Both North and South Korea demonstrated a wide range of new missile capabilities in September 2021. What’s driving their arms race?
Can the Biden Administration Tempt North Korea Back to the Table?
By Mitch Shin
Even though Washington has reached out to Pyongyang with detailed messages through multiple channels, North Korea has not responded.
Unpacking Claims of Secret North Korean Intelligence Operations
By Jason Bartlett
North Korean intelligence capabilities, tactics, and targets have evolved over the decades.
Engaging North Korea Via Subnational Diplomacy
By Matt Abbott
Subnational diplomacy offers an established, yet underutilized, opportunity for American officials to creatively engage Pyongyang.
What’s Behind North Korea’s Extreme Vaccine Hesitancy?
By Thomas Byrne
North Korea is one of the few countries in the world not to have started a COVID-19 vaccine program.
More Americans Are Unsure of Biden’s North Korea Policy Than Under Trump
By Juni Kim
Love it or hate it, most Americans knew what the Trump administration was doing on North Korea – and what they thought of it.
WHO Starts Shipping COVID-19 Medical Supplies to North Korea
By Kim Tong-Hyung
Pyongyang has finally accepted international aid meant to combat the pandemic.
Will Japan’s Kishida Take Relations With the Koreas in a New Direction?
By Jason Bartlett
Kishida looks likely to maintain a typical Japanese approach to the two Koreas.
Kim Jong Un Decides to Restore Inter-Korean Communication Lines
By Mitch Shin
The North Korean leader said the inter-Korean hotlines will be restored in early October, but also warned against the arms buildup of South Korea and the U.S.