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New cell at UNESCO

Under the watchful eye of France’s Direction Centrale du Renseignement Interieur (DCRI) the battle order of North Korea’s unofficial representation [...]

Subscribers only Back-Door Diplomacy 29.06.2011

North Korean uranium for Tehran

Pyongyang has relaunched North Korea's enriched uranium production, a move that has coincided with Iran's stocks growing.

Subscribers only Defence 15.06.2011

Mikhail Fradkov

Mikhail Fradkov, the director of Russia's external intelligence service Sluzhba [...]

Subscribers only 01.06.2011

Kim appoints new security head

To curb the powers of his brother-in-law Jang Song-taek, who is in charge of the intelligence services, Kim Jong-il has appointed a close ally to head the Ministry of Public Security.

Subscribers only 13.04.2011

Gaddhafi, Pyongyang’s faithful client

On March 28 the South Korean TV channel SBS broadcast [...]

Subscribers only Defence 30.03.2011

North Koreans under surveillance

The French intelligence services are using an array of methods to monitor North Korea’s activities in Paris. Some of the [...]

Subscribers only Operations 02.02.2011

No North Korean link: BCP

Following an article in this publication’s previous edition (IOL 629), [...]

Subscribers only Contractors 01.12.2010

BCP, Switzerland's all-purpose bank

The Banque de Commerce et de Placements, a former subsidiary of the BCCI which specialises in trade finance, operates in some of the world's most troubled regions.

Subscribers only 17.11.2010

Kim's cognac running out

The report by a U.N. panel of experts into sanctions [...]

Subscribers only Defence 17.11.2010

Kim Jong-nam makes plans

Contrary to rumours circulating in China and South Korea, Kim Jong-nam, the eldest son of Kim Jong-il, was not frittering [...]

Subscribers only Agencies 03.11.2010

Jang Song-taek keeps tight grip on China

Jang Song-taek, North Korea’s intelligence coordinator and ‘godfather’ to Kim [...]

Subscribers only Agencies 03.11.2010

Zhou loves you, Kim Jong-un

China's intelligence chief Zhou Yongkang is intent on being a significant presence during the transfer of power between North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and his son Kim Jong-un.

Subscribers only 20.10.2010

Pyongyang takes risks on the net

Totally cut off from internet for fear of its subversive [...]

Subscribers only Agencies 20.10.2010

"Little General" sparks fears

Kim Jong-il's succession by his son Kim Jong-un, whenever it happens, could throw North Korea's intelligence services into disarray.

Subscribers only Operations 06.10.2010

Contraband in the tropics

Bureau 39, the discreet agency that looks after foreign currency [...]

Subscribers only Contractors 08.09.2010

Osen’s Pyongyang conviction

Like Motley Rice and Mann Mairone (IOL 615), the lawyers [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 21.07.2010

Pyongyang's window on the net

North Korea does not have Internet access. For its external operations on the web, Pyongyang buys IP addresses via the Thai company Star.

Subscribers only 23.06.2010

MV Rim mystery

The North Korean cargo ship MV Rim, which was captured by Somalian pirates and was then mysteriously liberated, is the object of much speculation.

Subscribers only 09.06.2010

Jang Sung-taek

Jang Sung-taek, the brother-in-law of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, [...]

Subscribers only 09.06.2010

Firebird, an American in Pyongyang

Despite worsening relations with its Southern neighbour, a few discreet U.S. financiers have opened for business in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

Subscribers only 26.05.2010

Preserving links with Tehran

Jo In-chol So Se-pyong in nuclear and weapons technology, as [...]

Subscribers only Back-Door Diplomacy 26.05.2010

Daedong Credit Bank

Ken Frost, who is on the board of directors of [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 26.05.2010

Global contraband network

Bureau 39, the discreet agency in charge of raising foreign [...]

Subscribers only Contractors 12.05.2010

British intermediary gets into oil

Colin McAskill, who helped Pyongyang to renegotiate its foreign debt, [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 12.05.2010

Pramod Mittal

Pramod Mittal, younger brother of Lakshmi Mittal (ArcelorMittal) went to [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 21.04.2010

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All articles - North Korea

New cell at UNESCO

North Korean uranium for Tehran

Mikhail Fradkov

Kim appoints new security head

Gaddhafi, Pyongyang’s faithful client

North Koreans under surveillance

No North Korean link: BCP

BCP, Switzerland's all-purpose bank

Kim's cognac running out

Kim Jong-nam makes plans

Jang Song-taek keeps tight grip on China

Zhou loves you, Kim Jong-un

Pyongyang takes risks on the net

"Little General" sparks fears

Contraband in the tropics

Osen’s Pyongyang conviction

Pyongyang's window on the net

MV Rim mystery

Jang Sung-taek

Firebird, an American in Pyongyang

Preserving links with Tehran

Daedong Credit Bank

Global contraband network

British intermediary gets into oil

Pramod Mittal

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New cell at UNESCO

North Korean uranium for Tehran

Mikhail Fradkov

Kim appoints new security head

Gaddhafi, Pyongyang’s faithful client

North Koreans under surveillance

No North Korean link: BCP

BCP, Switzerland's all-purpose bank

Kim's cognac running out

Kim Jong-nam makes plans

Jang Song-taek keeps tight grip on China

Zhou loves you, Kim Jong-un

Pyongyang takes risks on the net

"Little General" sparks fears

Contraband in the tropics

Osen’s Pyongyang conviction

Pyongyang's window on the net

MV Rim mystery

Jang Sung-taek

Firebird, an American in Pyongyang

Preserving links with Tehran

Daedong Credit Bank

Global contraband network

British intermediary gets into oil

Pramod Mittal

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