38 North · Scour

On a Mission From General Affairs Department

Meet the 2026-2027 Cohort for the 38 North Emerging Scholars Fellowship Program

TBD – Kim-Xi Regional Roundup

North Korea’s Posturing Toward China Ahead of Xi’s Visit

New DPRK-Russia Friendship Hospital is Repurposing Existing Project

Project Anthracite: Sunchon Area Site Profile

North Korea Sees a New Solar Power Push

Inspector O and the Washington Swamp Gas Machine

Building a State-Controlled Knowledge Infrastructure: The Evolution of Distance Education in North Korea

Project Anthracite: Analyzing North Korean Patents and Academic Journals for Evidence of Chemical Weapons Potential

Paving the Way for Hostile Coexistence? What North Korea’s Constitutional Revisions Mean for Inter-Korean Ties

Quick Take: Progress Continues at New Yalu River Bridge Crossing

Tracing Russian Linkages in North Korea’s Expanding Nuclear Complex

Quick Take: The Leader Gets a Strong Constitution

Project Anthracite: Imagery Search for Possible Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Battalions

How South Korea Might Fight a North Korean Invasion in a Dual-Contingency Scenario

North Korea’s 20×10 Policy and the Challenges of Regional Development

Cluster Warhead Tests Underscore the Important Conventional Role of North Korea’s SRBMs

Quick Take: North Korea’s Sinpo-B Class Submarine Drydocked

With Little Incentive to Engage the US, North Korea Deepens Russia and China Ties

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