The Regime Strikes Back: A New Era of North Korean Information Controls
Nearly every North Korea watcher will tell you that the famine of the mid-1990’s fundamentally altered North Korean society and…
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From politics to economics, from leadership succession to the introduction of fast food restaurants, there is a lot going on inside North Korea.
Sometimes A Cigar Is Just A Cigar
On May 1, 2017, The Diplomat published an article by Damen Cook based on a report by Strategic Sentinel, which…
The Presidium Shuffle: Personnel Changes Announced Within North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly
The fifth session of the 13th Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) convened on April 11, 2017. The annual (sometimes semi-annual) gathering…
Catch Me If You Can: North Korea Works to Improve Communications Security
North Korean scientists have developed a quantum encryption device—the basis for a communications system that is completely secure from hackers…