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North Korea food security
June 07, 2021
North Korea’s Isolation Is Deepening
By Daminov Ildar
The last year has seen North Korea seal itself off even more tightly from the world. That could be dangerous.
March 16, 2021
North Korea in Crisis: Food Shortages and Information Lockdown
By Lina Yoon
It is vitally important for the world to remember the people of North Korea, not just its nuclear weapons.
August 06, 2020
North Korea Steps up Its War on COVID-19
By Gabriela Bernal
As North Korea doubles down on COVID-19 containment measures, local sources report several outbreaks.
May 07, 2020
South Korean Intelligence Reports COVID-19-Induced Panic Buying in the North
By Associated Press
The National Intelligence Service told lawmakers in Seoul that the pandemic is hurting North Korea’s economy.
May 01, 2020
North Korea Gives Rare Response to Panic Buying Rumor
By Tae-jun Kang
North Korea almost never reacts to reports in foreign media. What's different this time?
May 24, 2019
What North Korea’s Markets Could Tell Us About Its Food Security
By Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein
To really understand how food is distributed, and who gets to eat, we have to also understand precisely how the markets work.
May 21, 2019
South Korea Vows to Send Aid as North Struggles With ‘Severe Food Shortages’
By Associated Press
Seoul ponders how much and what kind of aid to offer as North Korea reports its worst drought in decades.
April 08, 2019
North Korea’s Internal Struggles Hint That Sanctions Are Working
By Tae-jun Kang
Reports of business closures and food price spikes are more evidence that North Korea's economy is struggling.
February 23, 2019
How Does North Korea's Economy Look Heading Into the Hanoi Summit?
By Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein
The latest data paint a picture of North Korea's economy as stable, but strained.
October 19, 2017
Sanctions and North Korea's Precarious Food Security
By Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein
Are sanctions causing food shortages in North Korea? It's more complicated than that.
May 18, 2017
UN: 10 Million Face Food Insecurity in North Korea. What Does That Really Mean?
By Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein
How did the UN arrive at its latest figures for North Korean food security?
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