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Russian Construction Makes Progress Toward Bridge Opening - 38 North: Informed Analysis of North Korea
1+ week, 3+ day ago (228+ words) Martyn Williams is a Senior Fellow with the Stimson Center, where he works primarily with the 38 North project. He is a journalist that has been fascinated with North Korea for 20 years. His primary interests are in North Korea’s technology, infrastructure,…...
Why do punishments differ when North Koreans are caught with foreign content?
1+ week, 5+ day ago (539+ words) Our researchers have shared with us articles from their own pages. Please take a moment to view the article from its original source. Getting reliable information out of North Korea is difficult so analysts often must rely on a drip…...
Breaking the Ice in Northeast Asia: President Lee’s Brazen Bet on the Arctic - 38 North: Informed Analysis of North Korea
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1217+ words) Dr. Lyle Goldstein is director of the China Initiative at the Watson School of International and Public Affairs at Brown University and is also Director of the Asia Program at the Washington think-tank Defense Priorities. Earlier in his career, he…...
Not All Overseas Income Is Alike: DPRK Medical Workers and the Limits of Sanctions Equivalence - 38 North: Informed Analysis of North Korea
2+ week, 4+ day ago (420+ words) Once income is routed back to Pyongyang, it may be difficult to distinguish the salary of a hospital worker from that of other DPRK overseas workers. Socially useful work can therefore become part of a coercive revenue system. But the…...
North Korea’s Digital Generation: Information Influx, Regime Control, and the Architects of Tomorrow
3+ week, 3+ day ago (57+ words) Find bios of speakers and moderators here. Senior Fellow || Stimson Center, 38 North Senior Fellow and Director || Korea Program and 38 North Founder || North Korea Young Leaders Assembly and Lead Strategist, Global Peace Foundation Spokesperson || People Power Party and Fulbright Scholar, University…...
North Korea’s Post-Party Congress Economic Course and Implications for the Korean Peninsula
3+ week, 1+ day ago (144+ words) North Korea’s Ninth Party Congress outlined an ambitious economic agenda for the next five years. Since the Congress concluded, Pyongyang has released additional details that offer important insights into the direction of Kim Jong Un’s economic strategy. However, the harder…...
North Korea’s Nuclear Doctrine: Implications and Strategic Countermeasures for the US-ROK Alliance - 38 North: Informed Analysis of North Korea
4+ week, 2+ day ago (301+ words) North Korea’s Evolving Nuclear Strategy and Doctrine North Korea’s laws and constitutional revisions about its nuclear program since 2022 carry profound strategic implications that alter regional security dynamics across several key dimensions. First, the totality of laws reinforces North Korea’s rejection…...
North Korea’s Subdued Signaling Toward China During Treaty Anniversary - 38 North: Informed Analysis of North Korea
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1151+ words) Rachel Minyoung Lee is a Senior Fellow for the Stimson Center’s Korea Program and 38 North. She is also co-chair of the North Korea Economic Forum, which is part of the policy program at the George Washington University’s Institute for Korean…...
Is North Korea Pursuing a "Juche-Oriented" Nuclear Triad? - 38 North: Informed Analysis of North Korea
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (89+ words) Three Currently Uneven “Legs” A lopsided land-based leg. North Korea’s nuclear force began in the early 1990s exclusively based on road-mobile short- and medium-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs and MRBMs). It has since grown to include road-mobile intermediate-range and intercontinental ballistic missiles…...
Mobilizing Domestic Resources Under Sanctions: Solar Energy and Model Enterprises - 38 North: Informed Analysis of North Korea
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (188+ words) North Korea Eyes Solar Power In the second quarter of 2026, North Korea continued to promote “solar power [태양빛발전]” as a viable energy source, highlighting the country’s efforts to generate more power. The 2026 articles illustrate a broader shift: solar power is…...