North Koreans expressed amazement at American power after learning of the U.S. arrest of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro in internal lectures, signaling the incident could have an outsized psychological impact—especially on Pyongyang’s political class.

South Korea’s move to ease imports of North Korean processed foods, coupled with its decision to open public access to North Korea’s state newspaper, points to a broader pattern of policy concessions that risk expanding Pyongyang’s influence and leaving South Korea more vulnerable to North Korean coercion and influence operations.

News Summary South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) has suspended all of its decades-old radio and TV broadcasts targeting...

News Summary Two North Korean soldiers captured in Ukraine were not included in the recent prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia,...

News Summary North Korean authorities have ordered citizens in Sariwon, the capital and largest city of North Hwanghae Province, to...

News Summary ​Despite an ongoing crackdown, many North Korean youths remain determined to watch South Korean channels, which are easily...

News Summary South Korea's Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul held phone talks with his Ukrainian counterpart, Andrii Sybiha, to discuss the...