About the Author
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy is a lecturer at Seoul’s Korea University. He is the author of "Accidental Tyrant: The Life of Kim Il-sung" and several other books on North Korean history and military.
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Analysis False promises? How North Korean media discusses nuclear negotiationsCoverage in state press ranges from cautious to jingoistic North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile program is probably the most covered topic related to the country, attracting more international attention than almost any other aspect of life in the DPRK. But studies (especially English-language ones) of the history of negotiations on the program - and recent claims that the country is open to denuclearization - tend to ignore one major aspect of the issue: how it is discussed by DPRK state media. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |