Tag: provocations
Between Moscow and Mar-a-Lago: N. Korea’s critical crossroads in 2025
After 37 years of studying North Korean affairs, I'm often asked how I continue to track current issues and where I get my information,...
Different beds, different dreams: Analyzing Trump and Kim’s political romance 2.0
"Trump's back!" As the world watches, Trump's victory in the 47th U.S. presidential election marks his dramatic return to the White House. Given his...
Bribes help N. Koreans dodge midnight police raids in N. Hamgyong...
North Korean police have intensified inspections of residential areas in North Hamgyong province, using heightened inter-Korean tensions as justification. The provincial Ministry of Social...
Not a single leaflet: N. Korea orders total blockade of South’s...
North Korean authorities have called for heightened vigilance among security personnel following recent alleged drone incidents over Pyongyang.
According to a Daily NK source in...
Breaking links: N. Korea briefs public on inter-Korean road demolition
North Korea is holding public lectures on the demolition of major inter-Korean road links along the Seoul-Uiju and east coast corridors.
According to a source...
Sariwon holds constitutional lectures defining South Korea as “hostile state”
North Korean officials in Sariwon attended a lecture on a constitutional amendment officially designating South Korea as a hostile state.
According to a source in...
Surprise parachute drills disrupt life in Sinuiju
The Sinuiju Aviation Club has unexpectedly moved up its annual parachute drills by ten days, sparking speculation among locals that it is linked to...
Pyongyang’s drone drama: Official narrative meets internal skepticism
North Korea has accused South Korea of orchestrating a recent drone infiltration over Pyongyang and delivered an ideological lecture to senior party officials about...
N. Korea puts capital city on alert following alleged S. Korean...
North Korea put Pyongyang on emergency alert after claiming that South Korea sent drones into the country on Oct. 11. The order came immediately...
Pyongyang enforces “wartime” measures during US-South Korea drills
North Korea has ordered more "wartime security efforts" across the country in response to the Ulchi Freedom Shield joint drills between South Korea and...
