North Korea’s Cement Industry: More Than Meets the Eye
Background For decades, cement has been the preferred building material in North Korea. Limestone, a key ingredient in making cement, is…
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Rakwon: North Korea’s Video Conferencing Paradise
The COVID-19 pandemic caused the rapid expansion and normalization of video conferencing around the world, North Korea included. While Zoom…
Missile Deployments on the Korean Peninsula: An Accelerating Arms Race
South Korea’s significant improvements in its conventional force capabilities are an important driver of North Korean efforts to accelerate its…
Strategic Value, but Limited Prospects: North Korea’s Cement Industry
In recent months, Kim Jong Un has focused significant attention on the cement industry; he specifically highlighted it in his…