As tensions flare up yet again on the #KoreanPeninsula , Daniel DePetris explores recent escalations and potential ways to escape this security dilemma. bit.ly/45r5FWn

.Samuel Ramani assesses the perspectives behind and potential limitations for the emerging strategic triangle between #Russia #China and the #DPRK . bit.ly/4chDFXl

Commercial satellite imagery indicates that within months of #KimJongUn 's declaration of a new era of 'socialist rural construction' in late 2021, demolition of old housing and new construction was underway. Analysis by Martyn Williams. bit.ly/3XsnDG1

Following #NorthKorea 's failed satellite launch on May 27, Tianran Xu provides a look into the characteristics of and possible rationales behind the launch. bit.ly/3KTE1b7

Commercial satellite imagery indicates modernization efforts at #NorthKorea 's Pukchang Military Airfield continue to take shape. Analysis by Martyn Williams & Iliana Ragnone. bit.ly/4aP4fpG

🗓️JUNE 18
⏰4:00PM ET
Join NCNK, former President of Mongolia Mongol Tsakhia ELBEGDORJ & Jenny Town to discuss Mongolia's success in establishing a quiet and effective presence in Northeast Asia and managing bilateral relations with South & #NorthKorea . RSVP ⬇️ ncnk.org/event-calendar…

.Martyn Williams and Iliana Ragnone analyze commercial satellite imagery and #DPRK state media to examine the speed, scale and geographic distribution of housing built under #KimJongUn 's rural development initiative. bit.ly/3yM0KmF

ICYMI: Stimson experts Yun Sun, Yuki Tatsumi, and Jenny Town weighed in on the recent #China - #Japan - #SouthKorea Ninth Trilateral Summit and what it means for Northeast Asia and the #IndoPacific as a whole.

stimson.org/2024/takeaways…

Recent commercial satellite imagery of #NorthKorea 's Sohae Satellite Launching Station shows suspected launch preparation signals ahead of the failed May 27 satellite launch. Analysis by Peter Makowsky, Jack Liu & Iliana Ragnone. bit.ly/4bEjbIt

Vann Van Diepen examines #NorthKorea 's reported use of a 'new autonomous navigation system' on its May 17 SRBM test and the implications of these developments. bit.ly/3x5Il3r

Senior Fellow Rachel Minyoung Lee (이민영) looks at #NorthKorea 's reaction to the recent ROK-Japan-China Trilateral Summit. bit.ly/450JnKC

Recent commercial satellite imagery of #DPRK 's Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center shows activity & construction throughout the site, including the 5 MWe Reactor, ELWR & Radiochemical Laboratory. Analysis: Peter Makowsky, Jack Liu & Iliana Ragnone. bit.ly/3yxwrjg

Last chance to apply! Deadline: Monday, May 20:

Starting now: join us for a discussion on the evolving relationship between #NortheastAsia and #NATO :

TOMORROW at 10 AM ET: 38 North Director Jenny Town will be a discussant on North Korea-Russia-China trilateral relations, more info below:

With the #UnitedNations Panel of Experts recently dissolved, 38 North presents an interview with Distinguished Fellow Joel Wit and Stephanie Kleine-Ahlbrandt, who was the finance and economics expert on the Panel from 2015 to 2019. bit.ly/3UXDYkg

🚨ONE WEEK LEFT!🚨

38 North is still accepting Emerging Scholars Fellowship Program applications for young professionals interested in #NorthKorea .

Apply by May 20!

38 North's Rachel Minyoung Lee (이민영) and Iliana Ragnone assess the #DPRK 's rural development initiative in the first part of a series looking at the progress, limitations, and implications of ongoing rural construction in #NorthKorea . bit.ly/3yfhbHG

Kim Ki Nam, former Director of #DPRK 's Propaganda and Agitation Department, passed away on May 7. More from Michael Madden here: nkleadershipwatch.org/2024/05/08/kim…

Recent commercial satellite imagery indicates a new submarine construction campaign has begun at #NorthKorea 's Sinpho South Shipyard. Analysis by Jack Liu, Peter Makowsky & Iliana Ragnone. bit.ly/3QDDxJb