Rethinking Sanctions Against North Korea: Strategic Shifts and their Implications
Throughout the past two decades, many discussions and publications on current affairs in North Korea have had the theme of…
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Understanding Kim Jong Un’s Economic Policymaking: A Review and Implications
When we launched this research project last year, there were fundamental questions about the North Korean economy we felt needed…
China’s Trade With North Korea Rises Slightly in January and February, Amid Partial Border Openings
On Sunday, China’s Customs Bureau reported a slight uptick in officially documented trade with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea…
Understanding Kim Jong Un’s Economic Policymaking: Management System Discourse
This paper is the fourth installment of the “Understanding Kim Jong Un’s Economic Policymaking” series.[1] It tackles what has been…