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Groundhog Day: the Armistice Agreement in Historical Context

By | April 12, 2013

Nick Miller provides some historical context to the announcement that North Korea has scrapped the armistice agreement, in addition to examining China’s response to the recent threats of provocation coming from Pyongyang.

Ailing Regent, Fledgling Marshal: Nick Miller on the Kim Kyong-hui Factor

By | October 11, 2012

She has returned, clad in black, yet her future at the heart of the Kim regime remains an open question. Analyst Nick Miller examines what it would mean for North Korea if Kim Kyong-hui were to disappear.

Port Mentality: North Korean-Chinese Relations and Rajin

By | September 21, 2012

Nick Miller interprets Chinese investment into Rason, the port in extreme northeast Korea, into Beijing’s financial and strategic perspective. Intro by Roger Cavazos.

“Internal Spies Spy on other Internal Spies:” Ken Gause on Totalitarian Control in the DPRK

By | August 19, 2012

Nick Miller, SinoNK analyst interning at the Korean Economic Institute, breaks down a presentation by Ken Gause. Includes link to the full text of the epic working paper.

The Fall of a Man: The Rise of a Marshal

By | July 30, 2012

Nick Miller touches on Ri Yong-ho’s “illness” and looks at a rash of “car accidents” in and around Pyongyang.