Insights from William Brown

Kim Jong-un may be ready to assert his own unique leadership style.

Real economic pressure remains the only real option to curb Pyongyang's proliferation.

Pyongyang's threats generate a sense of déjà vu, but China’s debt inspires more concrete worries.

South Korea's new leader unveiled his strategy in an important speech in Berlin.

The U.S. strategy to squeeze North Korea economically overlooks the centrality of the byungjin line.

North Korean leaders are gambling that increased sanctions will do little to harm a slowly growing economy.

Looking back at a three-year business training program for women.

The influence of South Korean consumer goods reveals surprising changes in North Korean society.

Just how important are North Korea's markets in its overall economy?

What recent currency counterfeiting tells us about Pyongyang.

Two failed missile launches were a bid to boost Kim Jong-un's prestige ahead of a rare party meeting.

The number of North Korean defectors reaching the South has declined severely since Kim Jong-un took power.

As long as North Korea’s agriculture continues to be centrally planned by the state, it can only improve so much.

Why more freedom in North Korea’s markets might not be bad news for the regime

A new report attempts to gauge what North Koreans actually think of their leader.