North Korea mocks Seoul over drone apology. Time to reflect.
In a Kim Yo Jong South Korea statement issued April 6, the senior WPK official acknowledged President Lee Jae-myung's apology over a South Korean...
Is Kim Ju Ae really North Korea’s next leader?
Editor's note: This piece was originally published on Daily NK's Korean website in March 2024.
Kim Jong Un's youngest daughter, Kim Ju Ae, has now...
How North Korea built its African empire of stone and steel
For decades, North Korea has generated foreign currency by designing and constructing commemorative monuments across Africa — statues, museums, and public memorials built for...
Beyond hereditary rule: The remaking of Kim Jong Un’s system
North Korea analysts have long viewed Kim Jong Un's government through a familiar lens: a third-generation hereditary dictatorship sustained by the same tools of...
Built by Pyongyang: The North Korean company behind Africa’s most iconic monuments
North Korea has long relied on unconventional means to earn hard currency in the face of sweeping international sanctions that have effectively shut off...
Kim Jong Un consolidates power in North Korea’s sweeping political overhaul
North Korea completed preparations for Kim Jong Un's fourth term as the country's supreme leader in late February and March 2026, holding three major...
‘North Korea is not Iran’: Former Pyongyang envoy explains why Kim Jong Un isn’t...
The U.S.-Israel war with Iran shows no sign of a quick resolution. Washington's bet that killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would halt Tehran's...
Calling North Korea a separate state raises a constitutional question
The South Korean government's unification minister touched off a controversy last week when he used the term "Han-Jo relations" — shorthand for a relationship...
Kim Yo Jong loses State Affairs Commission seat as Kim Jong Un reshapes North...
The first session of the 15th Supreme People's Assembly convened in Pyongyang on March 22, bringing with it a sweeping reorganization of the State...
Satellite analysis: North Korea’s 5,000-ton destroyer fleet in construction but short on combat readiness
North Korea began building and publicly unveiling its 5,000-ton destroyers starting in 2025. Recent satellite imagery suggests the vessels are not yet fully operational...
