Between Sanctions, Drought and Tensions: How Bad is North Korea’s Food Situation?
International sanctions on North Korea appear to be biting North Korea’s civilian economy more than in the past, arousing concerns…
Articles
Economy
Can Sanctions Get a Mulligan?
In his recent article, Ruediger Frank concluded that sanctions will not materially influence North Korea’s nuclear weapons behavior, and by…
What if Sanctions Brought North Korea to the Brink? “Well, in 1941…”
Fluent in Korean and a specialist in North Korea’s economy, Mitsuhiro Mimura has visited North Korea 45 times since 1996,…
Pyongyang’s Construction Boom: Is North Korea Beating Sanctions?
The construction boom in Pyongyang, along with other indicators of improved economic performance such as food production and foreign trade,…