Attendance at North Korean political events is falling, especially among university students, raising questions about ideological control under Kim Jong Un.
An analysis of North Korean agricultural policy at the Ninth WPK Congress: grain targets, smart farms, livestock, and the new five-year plan.
When Kim Jong Un arrived by armored train in Beijing for a military parade in September, the pageantry signaled a thaw in one of the world's most important relationships after several years of frosty ...
Unusual images counter Kim Jong Un's image as a strongman dictator — featuring puppies and tender moments with his daughter ...
North Korea’s Ninth Party Congress defined the new Five-Year Plan as a “stage of stabilization and consolidation, and gradual qualitative development.” This framing should not be dismissed as mere ...
What happened at the latest congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea and why does it matter?
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected his new destroyer for two straight days ahead of its commissioning and observed a test of cruise missiles fired from the warship, vowing to accelerate the ...
Take a peek at the things North Korea doesn’t want you to see.
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Why North Korea lives in a parallel reality

North Korea is not isolated by accident but by design. Built on ideology absolute control and constant external threat the state shaped every part of life around survival and obedience. Geography war ...