Gabriela Bernal

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Gabriela Bernal is a freelance writer on Korean affairs and currently a Ph.D. candidate at the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul, South Korea.

Analysis & Opinion

North Koreans struggling with high prices, banknote shortages, and tougher ideological...

Gabriela Bernal - November 8, 2021

Soldiers in Sinuiju, North Pyongan Province masks food rations arrested

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The worsening plight of North Korean soldiers

Gabriela Bernal - September 8, 2021

Analysis & Opinion

N. Korean authorities using new law to crackdown on spread of...

Gabriela Bernal - May 31, 2021

female defectors female migrants hospital, refugees

Analysis & Opinion

Not all defectors want the same thing

Gabriela Bernal - March 2, 2021

Analysis & Opinion

Despite tough facade, North Korea’s battle with COVID-19 continues

Gabriela Bernal - February 15, 2021

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Key takeaways from North Korea’s military parade and party congress

Gabriela Bernal - January 18, 2021

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Observing the “Immovable Object”: An interview with A.B. Abrams on North...

Gabriela Bernal - January 4, 2021

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Diplomacy over human rights: Where is the red line?

Gabriela Bernal - November 30, 2020

Recent Articles

Workers display freshly harvested greens inside a hydroponic greenhouse at the Sinuiju Comprehensive Greenhouse Farm, North Korea, Feb. 28, 2026.

North Korea’s greenhouse farms stand empty of skills and supplies

July 14, 2026

Exterior of the North Korean consulate in Dandong, Liaoning province, China

With North Korea tourism stalled, China agencies push business visas instead

July 14, 2026

Chongjin fishermen struggle to secure fuel before squid season

July 13, 2026

North Korea orders DVD player owners to register devices

July 13, 2026

Image differencing map showing nighttime light increases across downtown Sinuiju and Wihwa Island greenhouse farm

Behind Sinuiju’s brighter nights, a widening electricity divide

July 13, 2026

Cargo trucks lined up outside customs in Dandong, China, waiting to cross into Sinuiju, North Korea

Cargo trucks line up at China-North Korea border in trade surge

July 13, 2026

Truck hauling produce past greenhouse tunnels at Yonpho Greenhouse Farm, July 2026

Fruit and vegetables fill North Korea’s markets as prices climb

July 11, 2026

Kim Jong Un visits a Korean People's Army mechanized infantry unit in western North Korea on Apr. 25, 2026, during the 94th founding anniversary of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army

North Korea orders surprise inspections of civilian militias

July 11, 2026

Street market in Hyesan, Yanggang Province rice sellers dollar rate, markets, market

New tag rule tightens grip on N. Korea markets

July 10, 2026

People gathered in a front of a mine in North Korea.

Coal towns welcome North Korea housing plan

July 10, 2026