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I’m dreaming of a North Korean Christmas

I’m dreaming of a North Korean Christmas

Remembering the North's long-standing, oft-forgotten religious heritage this holiday season

I’m dreaming of a North Korean Christmas
Dennis P. Halpin
Dennis P. Halpin December 22, 2015
Preparing for the unpredictable in N.Korea

Preparing for the unpredictable in N.Korea

No one wants to talk about sudden collapse and reunification, but they should

Preparing for the unpredictable in N.Korea
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov December 21, 2015
Why N. Korea won’t be worried by its recent reputational disasters
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Why N. Korea won’t be worried by its recent reputational disasters

Debacles of recent Orascom investment and Morangbong visit to China will have little impact

Why N. Korea won’t be worried by its recent reputational disasters
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov December 17, 2015
Why N. Korea won’t be worried by its recent reputational disasters

Why N. Korea won’t be worried by its recent reputational disasters

Debacles of recent Orascom investment and Morangbong visit to China will have little impact

Why N. Korea won’t be worried by its recent reputational disasters
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov December 17, 2015
Are PUST students potential North Korean hackers?

Are PUST students potential North Korean hackers?

Debate centers on whether PUST serves helpful role even if grads are recruited to hack

Are PUST students potential North Korean hackers?
JH Ahn
JH Ahn | Rob York December 13, 2015
North Korea: Poor from the beginning

North Korea: Poor from the beginning

Soviet records indicate N.Korean economic edge in the ‘50s could be a myth

North Korea: Poor from the beginning
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov December 13, 2015
OFAC’s new sanctions on N. Korean shipping
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OFAC’s new sanctions on N. Korean shipping

New designations likely further limit chances of seeing OMM ships outside of East Asia

OFAC’s new sanctions on N. Korean shipping
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne December 10, 2015
OFAC’s new sanctions on N. Korean shipping

OFAC’s new sanctions on N. Korean shipping

New designations likely further limit chances of seeing OMM ships outside of East Asia

OFAC’s new sanctions on N. Korean shipping
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne December 10, 2015
S.Korean poem criticized for praising N. Korean leader

S.Korean poem criticized for praising N. Korean leader

Poem's provocative but deceptive title continues to generate heat more than four decades later

S.Korean poem criticized for praising N. Korean leader
JH Ahn
JH Ahn December 9, 2015
North Korea’s patriotic producers of cigarettes

North Korea’s patriotic producers of cigarettes

N.Korean tobacco tear-inducingly strong to Southerners, N.Koreans find S.Korean tobacco unmanly

North Korea’s patriotic producers of cigarettes
Michelle Lee December 8, 2015