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A 38 North exclusive with analysis by Frank V. Pabian and Jack Liu. Commercial satellite imagery of North Korea's Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center from February 2019 indicates that despite recent assertions that the 5 MWe reactor is running, ...

This is an article about the 'p' word—process. In some circles, it considered best to speak the word with head tilted slightly back, indicating barely concealed contempt. That way, you can demonstrate that you don't think the manner and means—i.e., ...

With another summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un scheduled for February 27-28 in Vietnam, the potential dismantlement of North Korea's Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center looms as a first step towards denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. ...

The recent visit of the DPRK's Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho to Hanoi and the announcement that Vietnam will host a second summit between US President Trump and DPRK leader Kim Jong Un on February 27-28 have rekindled interest in how Vietnam's success story might have relevance for North Korea today. ...

The US Special Representative for North Korea Stephen R. Biegun broke important new ground on administration policy toward Pyongyang in a far-reaching presentation at Stanford University last Thursday, January 31. ...

In a presidential tweet on Wednesday, President Donald Trump sounded cautiously hopeful regarding negotiations with North Korea. 'Decent chance of Denuclearization,' he announced in uncharacteristically low-key fashion through social media. ...

China is by far North Korea's largest trading partner, accounting for up to 90 percent of its trade flows. Therefore, how much the Trump administration's 'maximum pressure' campaign affects North Korea's most crucial export and imports is primarily a function of China's enforcement of sanctions. ...

Dan Coats, the Director of National Intelligence, made big news this week with a series of assertions about North Korea that appeared to contradict President Trump's policy of engaging Pyongyang. Yes, they were interesting. But anyone who thought the conclusions were new or startling, think again. ...

While the use of biological weapons (BW) can have great consequences and any state having them in their military arsenal is a major international concern, assessments are made about the extent and sophistication of North Korean BW capabilities that are based on very little information. ...

Kim Yong Chol has arrived in Washington to meet with Secretary of State Pompeo and President Trump. Ever since North Korea's shift to diplomatic rapprochement with South Korea and the United States in 2018, Kim Yong Chol has been one of the primary officials to represent Pyongyang. ...

Executive Summary North Korea's (the Democratic People's Republic of Korea or DPRK) decisions on nuclear verification matters will not be made in isolation but will be influenced by political, economic and strategic developments.[1] Realistically, ...

Seven months after President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met in Singapore for a historic summit to accelerate negotiations on Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program, both countries have reached an impasse on how to proceed. By contrast, ...

I did not know if Inspector O would show up, and so was greatly relieved when I spotted him edging along the wall. He paused a moment at a side door marked 'No Exit' then sat down across from me, in a chair facing away from the other tables. 'What, Church?' He spoke softly, barely above a whisper, ...

President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have now agreed to meet for their second summit late next monthРІР‚'perhaps in Vietnam. ...