Can Kim Jong Un Use the Pandemic to Restore State Control Over the Economy?
The COVID-19 pandemic poses major governance challenges to dictatorships and democracies alike, but it has also proven to be something…
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China-North Korea Trade: Parsing the Data
Since the imposition of far-reaching United Nations sanctions on North Korea in 2016-2017, China has accounted for 95 percent of…
US-DPRK Negotiations after Hanoi: Reconcilable Differences?
The latest US-DPRK summit’s abrupt end triggered a shockwave of confusion among the reporters and analysts in Hanoi to cover…
How to Use Sanctions as a Lever, Not Just a Hammer: A Proposal for Phased Sanctions Relief
The Trump administration’s “maximum pressure” campaign has led to a dramatic escalation in the scope and enforcement of US and…