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Pyongyang Wants to Be DPRK, Not North Korea

Pyongyang Wants to Be DPRK, Not North Korea

By Mitch Shin
Underneath the belligerence, the reframing by Pyongyang actually opens an opportunity, if Seoul can seize it.

The Apparent Rise of Kim Jong Un’s Daughter

The Apparent Rise of Kim Jong Un’s Daughter

By ISOZAKI Atsuhito
And the fading prominence of his sister Kim Yo Jong.
North Korea Issues Warning After US-South Korea Summit

North Korea Issues Warning After US-South Korea Summit

By Mitch Shin
The powerful sister of the North Korean leader released a statement denouncing the Washington Declaration and the new Nuclear Consultative Group.

Kim Yo Jong Joins the North’s Chorus Threatening Response to South Korea-US Military Drills

Kim Yo Jong Joins the North’s Chorus Threatening Response to South Korea-US Military Drills

By Mitch Shin
Joining a series of North Korean statements over upcoming South Korea-U.S. military drills, the supreme leader’s sister warned of taking a military response.

The Subversive Influence of Women in North Korea

The Subversive Influence of Women in North Korea

By Emily Charley
Despite the regime’s deeply pervasive misogyny, North Korean women are making strides in the country's political and social spheres. 

Kim Yo Jong Slams South Korean Experts’ Analysis of North Korea’s Missile Tests

Kim Yo Jong Slams South Korean Experts’ Analysis of North Korea’s Missile Tests

By Mitch Shin
After South Korean experts criticized the capabilities of the North’s tested reconnaissance satellite, Kim Yo Jong published a statement rejecting their analysis. 

North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong Slams Sanctions Measures

North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong Slams Sanctions Measures

By Mitch Shin
After Kim’s statement belittling Yoon in August, this was her second discourteous statement toward the South Korean president.
North Korea Trashes Yoon’s ‘Audacious Initiative’ for Denuclearization

North Korea Trashes Yoon’s ‘Audacious Initiative’ for Denuclearization

By Mitch Shin
Calling Seoul’s offer “an absurd dream,” Kim Yo Jong derided the South Korean president with North Korean-style insults. 

What to Make of Kim Yo Jong’s Verbal Attack of South Korea’s Defense Minister

What to Make of Kim Yo Jong’s Verbal Attack of South Korea’s Defense Minister

By Mitch Shin
Three days after Defense Minister Suh Wook underscored the South’s preemptive strike capabilities, Pyongyang warned that Seoul was facing a serious threat. 

The Essence of North Korea’s ‘Our State First’

The Essence of North Korea’s ‘Our State First’

By ISOZAKI Atsuhito
An expression offers insight into an inscrutable country.

Deciphering Kim Jong Un’s Second Policy Speech

Deciphering Kim Jong Un’s Second Policy Speech

By ISOZAKI Atsuhito
A familiar mix of hard and soft tactics.
North Korea Reiterates Preconditions for Inter-Korean Thaw

North Korea Reiterates Preconditions for Inter-Korean Thaw

By Mitch Shin
Kim Yo Jong welcomed Moon’s outreach in his U.N. speech, but made clear that Seoul will have to end its “hostile policies” first.

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