Outlook for 2026: Pro-North Korean and other far-left forces versus the U.S.-ROK allianceJanuary 12, 2026January 12, 2026
Propaganda refers to the country as “Kim Jong-un’s Korea”… Growing possibility of public backlashJanuary 10, 2026January 10, 2026
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
Society Crackdown on smoking doesn’t stop Kim Jong-un from lighting up North Korea has launched an educational campaign telling people to get with the times and stop smoking, but the chain-smoking leader Kim Jong-un doesn’t appear...