The North Korean Parliamentary Session and Budget Report 2018: Cautious Optimism for the Summit Year
On April 11, 2018, the 6th session of the 13th Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) of the DPRK convened at the…
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Kim Jong Un’s 2018 New Year’s Speech: Self-Confidence After a Tough Year
In his 2018 New Year’s Speech, Kim Jong Un acknowledges the effects of the toughest ever sanctions against North Korea…
Economic Sanctions and the Nuclear Issue: Lessons From North Korean Trade
On September 14, North Korea conducted another test of its Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBM), flying over Japan for a…