North Korea: New Terminology Portends Ongoing Policy Shift
Over the past few weeks, Pyongyang has reintroduced the concept of “balance” and eased off references to “deterrence” in its…
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While understanding North Korea’s public pronouncements is an artform that few have mastered, we will take you through methodology and application of dissecting its statements.
Pro-North Korea Paper Acknowledges “Food Crisis”
The pro-North Korean paper Choson Sinbo on July 8 reported that North Korea addressed a “food crisis” and the need…
Not No, But Not Yet: Pyongyang Reacts to Washington’s Reaction
After silence from Pyongyang about the Biden administration’s newly announced North Korea policy, Kim Jong Un had appeared to nudge…
Kim Carefully Nudges the Dialogue Door Open Wider
Kim Jong Un’s comments on US policy at the ongoing party plenum[1]—a notable shift from the heavily domestic agendas that…