Outlook for 2026: Pro-North Korean and other far-left forces versus the U.S.-ROK allianceJanuary 12, 2026January 12, 2026
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Defectors no longer able to send money home amid crackdown on Chinese mobile phone useJanuary 9, 2026January 9, 2026
Pressure on all citizens to supply fertilizer creates a clandestine tradeJanuary 9, 2026January 9, 2026
Unusually, no mention of South Korea or the U.S. in Kim Jong-un’s new year addressJanuary 6, 2026January 6, 2026
Overseas Workers A North Korean laborer in Russia tells his story The author recently interviewed a North Korean defector who, despite UN sanctions which forbid North Korea dispatching laborers overseas, spent several years near St. Petersburg...