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- North Korea – Russia CooperationTracking North Korea and Russia developments since 2021.
- Undeclared North KoreaA study of North Korean missile operating bases undeclared by the government.
- North Korean MarketsInteractive map and analytic data on 436 markets across the country.
- A View Inside North KoreaAn interview project surveying North Koreans living in North Korea.
- Living HistoryExamining history for security and unification insights.
- U.S.-DPRK Negotiations and DPRK ProvocationsShedding light on 25 years of U.S.-North Korea relations through data.
- Unification Transparency IndexAssessing expert perceptions on Korean unification.
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- Database: North Korean ProvocationsTracking all North Korean provocations since 1953
- Timeline of North Korea-Russia Cooperation Since 2022Tracking all major developments since 2022
- Database: The Trump Prism on AlliesHow Donald Trump measure his support for NATO and Indo-Pacific Allies
- Database: Map of North Korea’s Garbage-Filled BalloonsInteractive map of North Korea’s garbage-filled balloons that crossed into South Korea in 2024
- Database: Donald Trump’s Skepticism of U.S. Troops in Korea Since 1990Public statements by Donald Trump on alliances and troops
- Database: U.S.-DPRK Negotiations from 1990 to 2018Nuclear diplomacy between U.S. and North Korea
- Dataset: China-North Korea High Level Visits Since 1953All high-level visits between North Korea and China
- ROK Elections and DPRK ProvocationsNorth Korean provocations and South Korean elections in the past 60 years
- North Korean Provocations and U.S.-ROK Military ExercisesRelationship between U.S.-ROK military exercises and North Korean provocations
- U.S. Elections and North Korean Provocations Since 1956Examining patterns to North Korean behavior around U.S. elections
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Progress at the Much-Delayed New Yalu River Bridge

December 11, 2025, by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Victor Cha and Jennifer Jun— Satellite imagery shows that North Korea has made significant progress at the port-of-entry site for the much-delayed New Yalu River Bridge.

Sino-North Korean Friendship Bridge Closure

Analysis, Economics, Foreign Affairs, Yalu River

December 5, 2017, by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. and Lisa Collins— On November 24, 2017, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang told reporters that the Sino-North Korean Friendship Bridge will be closed temporarily in the “near future” for repairs. A detailed analysis of DigitalGlobe satellite imagery from November 24th shows no activity on the bridge—repair or otherwise.