38 North: Informed Analysis of North Korea

Sunday March 18th 2012

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North Korea’s New Launch Site

This article was originally published on 38 North on February 23, 2011. It has been reposted in light of DPRK's announced intention to launch a satellite in April 2012. Find more articles by David Wright here. Last week press stories announced that North Korea had completed a second launch site for long-range rockets, which is bigger and more sophisticated than its original site. Tim Brown and Joseph Bermudez of globalsecurity.org found [Read More]

Satellite Imagery

China’s Embrace of North »

Background In early June 2011, China and the DPRK announced an agreement to establish a free trade area on Hwanggumpyong and Wihwa Islands, undeveloped sites adjacent to [Read More]

North Korea Makes Significant »

This article is a “38 North” exclusive in cooperation with DigitalGlobe’s Analysis Center and with contributions by Robert Kelley and Mehdi Sarram. This is the first of a [Read More]

Editor's Column

Dealing with the Kims »

This article originally appeared on www.foreignpolicy.com, and has been reprinted with permission. The original can be found here: [Read More]

Commentary

Is North Korea »

If we have few good answers on North Korea, then maybe we need to refine our [Read More]

South Korea’s »

With the death of Kim Jong Il the hopes of many people—Koreans in both the North and [Read More]

Time For a Bold New »

The death of Kim Jong Il had often been anticipated in rumors and speculation since his [Read More]

Human Security

Beyond the Golden Couples of »

It’s not likely that an Occupy Pyongyang movement will set up tents in Kim Il Sung Square anytime soon. Protest, after all, is virtually non-existent in that society. But the same widening inequalities that plague the United States and the global economy can also be found [Read More]

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