Nine years old at the start of the Korean War, Ra Jong-yil has seen the ebbs and flows of inter-Korean relations since the peninsula was divided. This historical outlook has given him much perspective in which to view the current atmosphere of reconcil...

This week on the podcast, Martina Aberg Somogyi, former Deputy Head of Mission at the Swedish Embassy in Pyongyang, shares what day-to-day work and life is like as a diplomat in the DPRK, and what level of freedom she had outside of working hours.

In this episode of the NK News Podcast, Korea Risk Group‘s Managing Director Chad O’Carroll delves into NK Pro’s latest “Month in Review,” a new regular in-depth analysis series only available to NK Pro members.

Just two days after North Korea’s 70th Foundation Day anniversary celebrations, South Korean President Moon Jae-in headed to Pyongyang with a 200-member entourage to mark his third summit with Kim Jong Un. As a result of three days of inter-Korean “pea...

Just two days after North Korea’s 70th Foundation Day anniversary celebrations, South Korean President Moon Jae-in headed to Pyongyang with a 200-member entourage to mark his third summit with Kim Jong Un. As a result of three days of inter-Korean “pea...

Thursday saw NK News Managing Director Chad O’Carroll and Managing Editor Oliver Hotham return from an eight-day trip to North Korea, intended, in large part, to cover the festivities surrounding the country’s 70th anniversary. Now,

This week’s episode diverges a bit from our usual fare of expert interviews and roundtables. The North Korea-watching community is comprised of diverse government and military officials, historians, researchers, NGO workers, curious individuals,

Kim Jong Un has participated in a record number of summits this year, with another meeting with President Moon in Pyongyang this month. But while high-level diplomacy has been brisk, what has been done to improve the human rights situation in North Kor...

North Korean culture is, on the surface, a difficult pill to swallow. But beyond the goose-stepping soldiers and sobbing sycophancy lies a rich, deeply thought-out, and highly nuanced music, art and, in particular, film industry. Dr. David Shuster,

This week, Dr. Bronwen Dalton joins the NK News Podcast to explain how women are driving many of the changes in North Korea, how women are essential to the marketization of the economy, and the ways in which the infamously patriarchal society is being ...