Strategic Value, but Limited Prospects: North Korea’s Cement Industry
In recent months, Kim Jong Un has focused significant attention on the cement industry; he specifically highlighted it in his…
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Kim Jong Un’s Congress Report: More Economic and Social Controls on the Horizon
Kim Jong Un’s report to the Korean Workers’ Party Congress in early January set out a clear overall direction for…
A Glass Half-Empty: Kim Jong Un’s Economic Policies One Year After the 2019 Plenum Speech
In late December 2019, Kim Jong Un gave a speech at a Korean Workers’ Party Central Committee plenum session, which…
The North Korean Economy: Assessing the Flood Damage
In the late summer and early fall, as happens in most years, the DPRK was hit by massive flooding and…