“Maximum pressure” and the North Korean economy: what do market prices say?

By Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein With the news today about a summit between Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump tentatively planned for…

KJU’s last observed appearance was his visit to Ku’msusan on February 16 Kim Jong Un [Kim Cho’ng-u’n] met and dined…

Contemporary North Korea watchers (including myself) first noticed this boat in a Google Earth satellite image dated 2015-10-4. I mentioned…

DPRK state media reported on February 24 (Saturday) that Premier and State Affairs Commission Vice Chairman Pak Pong Ju [Pak…