Interviews
Conversations with leading experts and professionals working on the DPRK
Interview: Human rights envoy says US isn’t just ‘wagging finger’ at North Korea
Julie Turner says US is willing to discuss its own record with Pyongyang and responds to DPRK criticism of her work
Burgers and booze: A Russian man recalls his time at North Korean summer camp
With Russian tourists set to embark to DPRK, Yuri Frolov recalls his visits to Pyongyang and Songdowon camp as a teen
Interview: Depicting the inequalities of North Korean army life in film
DPRK escapee Jung Haneul discusses how he drew on his own experiences in the military to craft his directorial debut
Interview: Former head of Kaesong group still hopes for inter-Korean cooperation
As tensions rise, Kim Jin-hyang recalls positive exchanges between North and South Koreans at Kaesong Industrial Complex
Interview: How a North Korean defector’s daring escape led him to ROK politics
Park Choong-kwon went from studying missiles in DPRK to working at Hyundai Steel and advising the South’s ruling party
Interview: John Bolton skewers Biden’s ‘do nothing’ approach to North Korea
In exclusive interview, ex-US national security adviser talks DPRK regime change, China’s role, Donald Trump and more
Russian ambassador rejects reports of famine in North Korea, corpses on streets
In interview, Alexander Matsegora admits food situation is ‘not easy’ but dismisses BBC documentary claims of starvation
Interview: How the wife of a North Korean diplomat convinced him to defect
Oh Hye-son, spouse of defector-lawmaker Tae Yong-ho, shares her life story for the first time in a new memoir
Interview: How North Korean defector Timothy Cho became a believer in democracy
Imprisoned for trying to escape, Cho recounts how he settled in the UK and decided to pursue a career in politics
Interview: How the UK’s first envoy in North Korea fought for internet access
James Hoare discusses the difficulty of establishing bilateral ties and why he thinks relations are unlikely to improve
