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One man’s mission to map all of North Korea – Ep. 339
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un led a salvo missile launch to test the countrys Nuclear Trigger system for the first time this week. NK News Deputy Managing Editor Alannah Hill (@alannahmhill) sit
The ups and downs of negotiating with North Koreans – Ep. 338
With the end of the U.N. Panel of Experts on North Korea fast approaching, NK News founder Chad OCarroll (@chadocl) sits down in the studio to discuss the pros and cons of four alternative ways that
North Korea’s impact on the South Korean general election – Ep. 337
South Koreans head to the polls on April 10 to cast their votes in the general election to choose their next legislators. The NK News team sits down in the studio to discuss what impact, if any, North
The challenges of archiving North Korea’s volatile media – Ep. 336
Russia controversially vetoed a resolution to maintain the U.N. Panel of Experts on North Korea last week. NK News correspondent Shreyas Reddy (@shreyas_k_reddy) and news trainee Joe Smith (@nkjoesmit
How North Korea rinses the dirty proceeds of its cyber heists – Ep. 335
North Korea continues to process cargo through a border disinfection facility established during the pandemic despite taking steps to ease COVID-19 controls, according to NK Pro analysis. NK News seni
How dictatorship shapes the politics of the North Korean diaspora – Ep. 334
The U.S. and South Korea wrapped up large-scale springtime military drills last week, but not without a response from the DPRK. NK News Managing Editor Bryan Betts (@BryanBetts21) sits down to discuss
North Korea’s unexpected response to US-ROK military exercises – Ep. 333
The U.S. and South Korea launched large-scale springtime military exercises to practice neutralizing North Korean nuclear threats this month. Pyongyang has called the Freedom Shield exercises betwee
What the UN’s role in North Korea will look like going forward – Ep. 332
North Korea marked the fifth anniversary of leader Kim Jong Uns trip to Vietnam by highlighting relations between Pyongyang and Hanoi, while making no mention of Kims failed summit with former U.S.
How a ‘new Cold War’ is making North Korea more risk-averse – Ep. 331
A German delegation traveled to North Korea this week to inspect the condition of the countrys embassy in Pyongyang, in what appears to be the first visit by European staff in some four years. - NK
What Kim Jong Un’s appearances can tell us about the DPRK regime – Ep. 330
Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Koreas leader, raised the possibility of engagement between Pyongyang and Tokyo last week but caveated that this is her personal view. - NK News Lead Co