Tag: unification
N. Korea shifts focus inward at year-end party meeting
North Korea's ruling party recently concluded a plenary meeting to set its agenda for the new year. While some observers anticipated strong messages directed...
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,...
N. Korean military holds emergency meeting following S. Korea’s martial law...
Top officers in the North Korean military held an emergency meeting shortly after South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law at 10:23 pm...
Split families face new scrutiny as N. Korea labels South ‘hostile...
North Korea has directed officials to revise documents relating to families split between North and South Korea and mandated ideological training for these families,...
N. Korean officials ordered to enforce “two hostile states” doctrine in...
North Korea has ordered propaganda officials in Pyongyang to intensify ideological crackdowns following recent moves to emphasize the "two hostile state" doctrine, Daily NK...
Mounting fatigue among N. Korean students over increased indoctrination lectures
North Korean authorities have stepped up ideological indoctrination by increasing mandatory class-consciousness lectures for middle and high school students from monthly to weekly sessions...
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...
North Korea orders officials to study new national anthem legislation
North Korea has enacted new legislation governing its national anthem and quickly organized mandatory training sessions for officials on the law. Authorities distributed lecture...
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...
North Korea justifies garbage balloon launches in lectures
North Korea recently launched its ninth trash balloon blitz against the South this year. Pyongyang is now working overtime to convince its own citizens...
