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Initial Analysis of North Korea’s “New Type Long-Range Cruise Missile”

Vann H. Van Diepen and 38 North

Sep 15, 2021

Military Affairs, WMD

On September 13, North Korea released a statement reporting successful flight tests on …

Strategic Value, but Limited Prospects: North Korea’s Cement Industry

Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein

May 5, 2021

Domestic Affairs, NK Economy Column

In recent months, Kim Jong Un has focused significant attention on the cement industry; he …

Kim Jong Un’s Risky Economic Gambit

Jonathan Corrado and 38 North

Apr 2, 2021

Commentary, Economy

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s newly unveiled economic strategy aims to reconfigure the …

Reports of North Korea’s Return to a Command Economy Have Been Exaggerated

Eun-ju Choi, Young Hui Kim and 38 North

Mar 29, 2021

Commentary, Economy

A popular refrain about the North Korean economy is that it is reverting to a …