- North Korea buys station wagon from China, as food imports drive bilateral trade
- Seoul pushes back on US call for allies to boost defense spending to 5% of GDP
- North Korea’s Lazarus Group linked to $11.5M theft from Taiwan crypto exchange
- Germany turned down North Korean offer to reopen embassy in Pyongyang: Sources
North Korea touts ‘miraculous’ quintuplet birth as vindication of medical system
An in-depth analysis of health care success and failure, criticism of US strategic flexibility and Kim Il Sung’s brother
June 20, 2025
ANALYSIS & INVESTIGATIONS
North Korea dismantles inter-Korean reunions hotel despite Lee’s engagement push
Work to tear down the ROK-owned tower at Mt. Kumgang resort appears to signal DPRK will maintain anti-South policies
What Kim Jong Un is learning from Israel’s offensive as Tehran burns
Damage to nuclear sites and assassinations reinforce North Korea’s belief that only nukes can save it from similar fate
North Korea starts work on what could become country’s largest military factory
Buildings dismantled in path of planned production hall for weapons-manufacturing machines after Kim visit
How pro-North Korea groups in Germany expand the regime’s reach
Friendship organizations help the DPRK develop networks in Europe at a time of increasing geopolitical tension
Trump lifted sanctions on Syria. But that playbook won’t work for North Korea.
Legal framework for DPRK sanctions makes it much harder for US to ease restrictions as part of future nuclear deal
North Korea insists its ‘not interested’ in exclusion from new Trump travel ban
An in-depth analysis of spurning US ‘carrots,’ mega resort renovations, a new wholesale market and Kim’s letter to Putin
North Korea opens another luxury mall with bootleg Ikea and Starbucks copycat
Signs point to likely Japanese investment in newest Pyongyang shopping center for well-off in ‘communist’ DPRK
Why Kim Jong Un’s latest military reshuffle wasn’t tied to warship launch mishap
Demotion of politiburo chief and commander replacements appear to be culmination of North Korea’s anti-corruption drive
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High rollers: How North Korea could exploit casinos to finance nuclear weapons
With gaps in regulation and oversight, global casino industry offers Pyongyang potential pathways for sanctions evasion
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North Korea’s damaged warship begins repairs near port hosting Russia arms trade
Naval destroyer arrived in Rason on east coast on Sunday as Kim Jong Un’s 'late June' deadline looms
North Korea slams Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team’s inaugural report
An in-depth analysis of criticism of sanctions watchdog, children’s day events and parents pushing their kids to labor
North Korea upgrading military parade training base ahead of likely Oct. event
Satellite imagery shows reconstruction of Kim Jong Un viewing tower and new paving at replica of Kim Il Sung Square
Lee Jae-myung pivoted right on North Korea. Will he stick to that as president?
The progressive firebrand rebranded as a centrist, but his campaign positioning now faces tests from DPRK, China and US
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New effort to monitor North Korea sanctions is ‘shadow’ of UN Panel of Experts
MSMT’s underwhelming first report offers little original material, but experts hold out hope for future improvements
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Why Trump’s Golden Dome could upset the ‘nuclear balance’ with North Korea
DPRK alarm reflects fear US will neutralize its arsenal, potentially even pushing it to develop space-based nukes
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North Korea in May 2025: A month in review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from May 1 to May 31, 2025
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China paints road on unused bridge to North Korea in sign of prep for opening
Messages directing traffic appear as DPRK continues work on possible trade facilities near notorious ‘bridge to nowhere’
North Korea slams Trump’s Golden Dome as plan for ‘outer space nuclear war’
An in-depth analysis of missile defense criticism, upgraded train station on Russia border, mega resort law and more
Kim Jong Un pushes ahead with megayacht maintenance, days after warship disaster
Satellite imagery shows luxury vessel in use a day after failed launch, as two others active at mansion beach
More than just North Korean threats are driving ROK support for nuke submarines
Once a progressive cause, conservatives have taken up banner amid concern about Taiwan risks and declining US power
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ANALYSIS & INVESTIGATIONS
North Korea dismantles inter-Korean reunions hotel despite Lee’s engagement push
Work to tear down the ROK-owned tower at Mt. Kumgang resort appears to signal DPRK will maintain anti-South policies
What Kim Jong Un is learning from Israel’s offensive as Tehran burns
Damage to nuclear sites and assassinations reinforce North Korea’s belief that only nukes can save it from similar fate
North Korea starts work on what could become country’s largest military factory
Buildings dismantled in path of planned production hall for weapons-manufacturing machines after Kim visit
How pro-North Korea groups in Germany expand the regime’s reach
Friendship organizations help the DPRK develop networks in Europe at a time of increasing geopolitical tension
LATEST ANALYSIS
- 01North Korea dismantles inter-Korean reunions hotel despite Lee’s engagement push
- 02What Kim Jong Un is learning from Israel’s offensive as Tehran burns
- 03Trump lifted sanctions on Syria. But that playbook won’t work for North Korea.
- 04Why Kim Jong Un’s latest military reshuffle wasn’t tied to warship launch mishap
- 05High rollers: How North Korea could exploit casinos to finance nuclear weapons
- 06North Korea’s damaged warship begins repairs near port hosting Russia arms trade
- 07Lee Jae-myung pivoted right on North Korea. Will he stick to that as president?
- 08New effort to monitor North Korea sanctions is ‘shadow’ of UN Panel of Experts
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