A recent article from North Korea on U.S. humanitarian aid—despite the discussion of the “sinister political purpose” of aid—may be a first cautious outreach.
North Korea’s increasingly diverse offerings in music, TV programs, cosmetics, and others were never indicators of broader liberalization.
If the data reported by the UN Panel of Experts is correct, North Korea is already getting significant de facto sanctions relief.
By KEI Advisory Council President Joe Biden and President Moon Jae-in are scheduled to meet in Washington D.C. on May 21. For President Biden, this…
At the end of last week, the United States announced that President Joe Biden will host South Korean President Moon Jae-in for in-person meetings in…
Consequent on the UN sanctions that severely restricted essential exports for agriculture to North Korea, starvation conditions have re-emerged for the first time since the…
The government of North Korea continues to report that it has no cases of COVID-19. In its most recent submission to the World Health Organization…
Dr. Stephan Haggard reviews Dr. Benjamin Young’s recent book “Guns, Guerillas and the Great Leader,” which highlights North Korea’s long history of projecting a Third Worldist image.
In his first remarks to the western press ahead of his second meeting with then President Donald Trump, Chairman Kim Jong-un said: “I won’t make…
‘It is prohibited to attack, destroy, remove, or render useless objects indispensable to the survival of the civilian population, such as foodstuffs, agricultural areas for…