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December 23, 2024

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News media keeps missing the point on North Korea

News media keeps missing the point on North Korea

Pursuit of catchy headlines, trendy stories ignores real long-term developments in the North – and elsewhere

News media keeps missing the point on North Korea
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov April 7, 2015
Must the Cheonan wreck torpedo inter-Korean ties?
COLUMN

Must the Cheonan wreck torpedo inter-Korean ties?

Truly honoring the dead means not sacrificing Korea’s future to its past

Must the Cheonan wreck torpedo inter-Korean ties?
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter March 27, 2015
Korea and America, North and South

Korea and America, North and South

Preventing carpetbagging exploiters, rampant discrimination, historical whitewashes all look post-unification challenges

Korea and America, North and South
Dennis P. Halpin
Dennis P. Halpin March 23, 2015
War is Peace: North Korea’s ongoing nuclear threat show

War is Peace: North Korea’s ongoing nuclear threat show

How Pyongyang initiates nuclear brinksmanship charade, international community follows along

War is Peace: North Korea’s ongoing nuclear threat show
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy March 20, 2015
Iranian sanctions model won’t work with North Korea

Iranian sanctions model won’t work with North Korea

Tougher measures against Pyongyang now could alienate China, provoke a fourth nuclear test

Iranian sanctions model won’t work with North Korea
Geoffrey Fattig
Geoffrey Fattig March 12, 2015
No joke: North Koreans don’t fully understand the ridicule

No joke: North Koreans don’t fully understand the ridicule

Language barriers, propaganda and harsh realities keep barbs from 'The Interview' and 'Team America' from sinking in

No joke: North Koreans don’t fully understand the ridicule
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov March 10, 2015
‘The Interview’ as anti-North Korean propaganda

‘The Interview’ as anti-North Korean propaganda

As subversive propaganda, attention-grabbing Sony-produced movie flops

‘The Interview’ as anti-North Korean propaganda
Tim Beal
Tim Beal March 9, 2015
South Korea’s new unification minister: Big deal?
COLUMN

South Korea’s new unification minister: Big deal?

Like Ryoo Kihl-jae, Hong Yong-pyo will struggle to make much progress

South Korea’s new unification minister: Big deal?
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter February 26, 2015
Engagement with North Korea again? Perhaps

Engagement with North Korea again? Perhaps

A year after the COI report engagement – and the need for it – continues

Engagement with North Korea again? Perhaps
James Hoare
James Hoare February 23, 2015
Color brings Kim Il Sung-era pictures to life

Color brings Kim Il Sung-era pictures to life

Looking only at black-and-white photos can leave viewers with stale impression of history

Color brings Kim Il Sung-era pictures to life
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy February 20, 2015
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