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4 things you didn't know about North Korea's economy
Sep 22, 2017
Like, that its economy is actually growing.
Trump vows more sanctions over North Korea’s nuclear buildup
Sep 21, 2017
Trump has signed an executive order that would enable the U.S. to sanction individual companies and institutions that finance trade with North Korea.
North Korean missile launches impact US defense spending priorities
Sep 18, 2017
The Senate is voting on military spending with a wary eye on North Korea as the country continues to test missiles over Japan. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
Looking at North Korea across a "gulf of misperception"
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Emily Henderson
Sep 14, 2017
Things aren’t getting better between North Korea and the rest of the world. The United Nations imposed another round of sanctions this week. In response, North Korea said it would “sink” Japan using nuclear weapons and reduce the United States to “ashes and darkness.” Evan Osnos is a staff writer at the New Yorker and […]
Why blocking trade with China isn't the answer to North Korea
by
Adriene Hill
Sep 4, 2017
Joseph DeThomas, a former US ambassador and now professor at Penn State, explains.
North Korea-U.S. tensions raise fears for global economy
by
Andy Uhler
Aug 10, 2017
Relations between the U.S. and North Korea have seldom been more strained. President Trump has threatened to bring, “fire and fury like the world has never seen,” if North Korea continues to threaten the U.S. with military action. Pyongyang responded by saying it’s considering an attack on the U.S. territory of Guam. If it came […]
What the bond markets are saying about North Korea
Aug 9, 2017
The headlines today have been a lot about fire and fury and escalation and threats from North Korea. One way to cut through the fear is to look at what financial markets are thinking — bond markets, in particular. They act as sort of a fact check on the news and the economy. And bond […]
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Can sanctions deter North Korea’s nuclear ambitions?
Aug 7, 2017
Over the weekend, the U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a new round of sanctions against North Korea. The sanctions could shave a billion dollars off the country’s annual export revenue, essentially cutting it by a third. This is in response to North Korea’s recent tests of intercontinental ballistic missiles, which broke existing international sanctions. Is there […]
How countries have tried to retaliate against North Korea
Aug 7, 2017
Over the weekend, the U.N. decided to sanction North Korea in a move backed by China.
North Korea missile test could change discussions at G-20
by
Adam Allington
and Adriene Hill
Jul 4, 2017
As President Trump prepares for his second foreign trip, this time to the G-20 summit in Germany, he’s faced with the news of a longer-range missile tests out of North Korea. With a bilateral meeting planned with China while in Hamburg, as well as a re-negotiation of the U.S. trade deal with South Korea on […]