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Conversations with leading experts and professionals working on the DPRK

“Korea’s never boring, is it?”

“Korea’s never boring, is it?”

NK News speaks with veteran Korea watcher Aidan Foster-Carter, who is still going strong after 45 years

“Korea’s never boring, is it?”
Matthew Clayton August 16, 2013
‘Evil Leaders’ do not explain North Korea’s human rights crisis

‘Evil Leaders’ do not explain North Korea’s human rights crisis

"Fear and isolation are the main reasons for the North to keep those they distrust in camps" - Geir Helgesen

‘Evil Leaders’ do not explain North Korea’s human rights crisis
Gianluca Spezza
Gianluca Spezza August 6, 2013
Meet the man who plans to re-defect back to North Korea

Meet the man who plans to re-defect back to North Korea

Son Jong-hun tells NK News why he wants to leave South Korea and go back to the North

Meet the man who plans to re-defect back to North Korea
Hyowon Shin
Hyowon Shin July 29, 2013
How to hack into North Korean state media

How to hack into North Korean state media

Meet the New Zealand bedroom programmer squeezing North Korean state media for more juice

How to hack into North Korean state media
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll July 15, 2013
We have to live with a nuclear North Korea – Breen

We have to live with a nuclear North Korea – Breen

North Korea could be one of the most rapidly-developing economies in history, once it starts

We have to live with a nuclear North Korea – Breen
James Pearson
James Pearson July 5, 2013
In North Korea, U.S. prisoners are worth more than Europeans

In North Korea, U.S. prisoners are worth more than Europeans

Dutchman jailed in North Korea last year compares his treatment to Kenneth Bae

In North Korea, U.S. prisoners are worth more than Europeans
Justin Rohrlich
Justin Rohrlich July 5, 2013
North Korean threat helped South Korea to develop – Breen

North Korean threat helped South Korea to develop – Breen

Meet the honorary citizen of Seoul who's seen decades of change in South Korea

North Korean threat helped South Korea to develop – Breen
Rob York
Rob York June 28, 2013
Regime survival is primary goal – Moon Chung-in interview part 2

Regime survival is primary goal – Moon Chung-in interview part 2

North Korea's nuclear program, diplomacy and domestic affairs are all driven by one goal - regime survival

Regime survival is primary goal – Moon Chung-in interview part 2
Subin Kim
Subin Kim May 30, 2013
Does it really make sense to engage North Korea?

Does it really make sense to engage North Korea?

Former UK Ambassador to North Korea lays out the case for engagement with North Korea

Does it really make sense to engage North Korea?
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll May 29, 2013
‘No dissenting views allowed’ – Moon Chung-in interview part 1

‘No dissenting views allowed’ – Moon Chung-in interview part 1

Westerner observers keep getting it wrong on North Korea - especially those from Washington, D.C.

‘No dissenting views allowed’ – Moon Chung-in interview part 1
Subin Kim
Subin Kim May 23, 2013