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 …
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Volatility in North Korea’s Currency Trading: Does a Rising Won Mean Trouble Ahead, or Progress?
Over the past few weeks, North Korea, in a surprising move, has apparently sharply pushed up …
Coal Smuggling and the Increase in North Korean Accidents at Sea in 2019
Data collected by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) reveals a spate of fatal …
South Koreans Rarely Think About North Korea—and Why It Matters
The Moon Jae-in administration’s efforts at engagement with North Korea require public support. …