Pence Cartoon: “Koreaboo Consuls”

Views expressed in this cartoon do not necessarily reflect those of Daily NK.

North Korea assumes increasingly aggressive stance toward South Korea

North Korea has continued to demand a speedy implementation of the Panmunjom Declaration while raising its criticism of the South Korean government. Uriminzokkiri, a North...

Hot and cold: deeper reasons for summit developments

Tensions between the U.S. and North Korea reached a fever pitch following President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel the planned June 12 summit in...

We should be outraged

A deplorable deed. Outrage that grips me no matter how much I wail. The agony of having my guts ripped out and my bones...

New book investigates North Korea’s ideology of “self-reliance”

Where does North Korea’s durability come from? Despite its isolation resulting from sanctions and the closure of its borders due to COVID-19, the country...

Standing firm against North Korea’s time-dragging tactic

Editor’s Note: Thae Yong Ho was serving as North Korea’s deputy ambassador to the United Kingdom when he chose to defect with his family...

Satellite imagery reveals nighttime lights at North Korea’s Camp 22

North Korea's political prison camps - which the regime denies even exist - are referred to by their number, as in Camp XX. According...

Pence Cartoon: “The Despot Sandwich”

Views expressed in this cartoon do not necessarily reflect those of Daily NK.

Hoping for a brave decision from the Pope

Editor’s Note: Thae Yong Ho was serving as North Korea’s deputy ambassador to the United Kingdom when he chose to defect with his family...

Rethinking Propaganda: North Korea’s Rational Motives

Analysis of North Korean propaganda in the West tends to fall into the same pitfalls as analysis of North Korea itself, which includes that...

Recent Articles