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,…
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After the Party Congress: What to Make of North Korea’s Commitment to Economic Development?
It comes as a surprise to no one that North Korea’s newly concluded 7th Party Congress was more “show” than…
North Korea’s Ponghwa Chemical Factory
By Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. and Sun Young Ahn Summary Nearly every modern nation must obtain and refine oil to…
Pyongyang’s Perpetual Power Problems
While foreign observers and media have fixated on Kim Jong Un’s buildup of entertainment facilities such as water parks, fun…