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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Sanctions and Marketization in North Korea: Lessons from Myanmar
Sanctions on North Korea, as many observers have noted, may have started to “bite,” but mainly in unintended ways—principally, by…
Rethinking North Korean Sanctions: Lessons and Strategies for Long-Term Planning
After North Korea’s intercontinental ballistic missile test on November 29, 2017, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted Resolution 2397,…
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…