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North Korea’s Place on the Chessboard: A Review of ‘Fallout,’ by Joel Wit

By | July 10, 2026

With denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula further away than ever, this new work captures how and why a lasting deal between the US and North Korea remains elusive.

DPRK Media Review: Criticising Japan’s new military posture

By and | June 30, 2026

North Korean state and party media follows China’s lead in condemning Japan amid escalating war of words between Beijing and Tokyo.

DPRK Media Review: Condemning US Allies and Ignoring Iran

By and | April 22, 2026

Despite Pyongyang-Tehran ties, and US and Israeli bombardment, Iran mostly remained absent from North Korean media coverage in March.

DPRK Media Review: Deepening Global Fault Lines

By and | April 03, 2026

The main party newspaper Rodong Sinmun reported on condemnation of the US by China and Russia, and tensions with the EU, amid fractured alliances over Venezuela, Greenland, and Iran.