March 30, 2023, by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. and Jennifer Jun— Satellite imagery analysis provides an in-depth understanding of the Manpo Unha Factory, an important but previously little-known component of North Korea's nuclear infrastructure, and its historical development... Overview of the Manpo Unha Factory, September 28, 2022 (Copyright © Airbus DS 2023) Image…

March 27, 2023, by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. and Jennifer Jun— Imagery analysis has identified the Manpo Unha Factory as an important but little-known component of North Korea's nuclear infrastructure as the prime supplier of bulk chemicals to the Yongbyon Nuclear Research Center... Location map showing the city of Manpo and the Manpo Unha Factory, March 1, 2023.…

May 4, 2020, by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. and Marie DuMond— Widely considered as a midterm referendum on President Moon, the April electoral victory will breathe new life into his administration’s heretofore stalled diplomatic efforts with North Korea, a key pillar of which is inter-Korean railway cooperation. In the context of South Korea's renewed efforts in inter-Korean railway cooperation, Beyond Parallel reviews the railway connections of the Korean peninsula.

January 7, 2019, by Victor Cha, Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. and Marie DuMond— Should inter-Korean cooperation result in the re-connection of the railways in North and South Korea, the rail networks of the Korean peninsula could then be integrated into a rail network spanning the Eurasian continent through China and Russia. If actualized, this would mark a significant diplomatic and geopolitical accomplishment for the Korean peninsula. Nonetheless, a long and significant modernization process will need to take place to fully integrate the systems in a commercially viable way.