CO26-27 North Korean Coping Strategies and Regime Resilience under Sanctions: Insights from 25 Interviews (2)   2026.04.13. Jeong EunIee Director, North Korean Research Division     This is the second installment in an online series based on in-depth interviews and surveys of North Korean residents. While the previous article examined how North Korean residents perceive international sanctions against North Korea, this article seeks to analyze how their actual lives have changed under the sanctions environment through their specific experiences. In particular, it examines the impact of sanctions from the perspective of livelihoods, focusing on three key areas: income, prices, and consumption. Above all, there has long been considerable debate over the effects of international sanctions on the North Korean economy. However, these discussions have focused primarily on macroeconomic indicators, while relatively little research has examined how sanctions have actually affected the everyday lives of North Korean residents.   Read More   The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the Korea Institute for National Unification.   Website | Youtube | Blog | Subscribe | Unsubscribe   217, Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul 06578, Korea TEL / 02)2023-8000 Email / webmaster@kinu.or.kr   Copyright(c) KINU. All rights Reserved