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How change in South Korea changes the North

How change in South Korea changes the North

Book analyzes South’s moves toward democracy and resulting inter-Korean shifts

How change in South Korea changes the North
Gianluca Spezza
Gianluca Spezza April 11, 2014
Reining in South Korea’s out-of-control National Intelligence Service
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Reining in South Korea’s out-of-control National Intelligence Service

N. Korean threat makes NIS necessary, but they've exceeded their legal mandate

Reining in South Korea’s out-of-control National Intelligence Service
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter March 18, 2014
South Korea’s meddlesome spooks
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South Korea’s meddlesome spooks

Security agency is in the dock, but it’s fighting back hard

South Korea’s meddlesome spooks
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter March 17, 2014
Why the UN’s damning human rights report wasn’t a news priority in South Korea

Why the UN’s damning human rights report wasn’t a news priority in South Korea

Observer says South Korean media places increased focus on domestic issues, for good reason

Why the UN’s damning human rights report wasn’t a news priority in South Korea
Owen Miller
Owen Miller February 28, 2014
Pula Botswana! Ian Khama kicks Kim Jong Un into touch
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Pula Botswana! Ian Khama kicks Kim Jong Un into touch

Human rights abuses prompt Botswana to sever all ties with North Korea

Pula Botswana! Ian Khama kicks Kim Jong Un into touch
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter February 27, 2014
“Reading North Korea: an Ethnological Inquiry” – A Book Review

“Reading North Korea: an Ethnological Inquiry” – A Book Review

A look at Professor Sonia Ryang's most recent book on the DPRK

“Reading North Korea: an Ethnological Inquiry” – A Book Review
Gianluca Spezza
Gianluca Spezza February 25, 2014
Marching Orders: A necessary tradition of annual parades and drills?

Marching Orders: A necessary tradition of annual parades and drills?

Former North Korea envoy says looming military drills in Korea aren't quite as necessary as the allies suggest

Marching Orders: A necessary tradition of annual parades and drills?
James Hoare
James Hoare February 20, 2014
High-level talks: A North-South turn for the better?
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High-level talks: A North-South turn for the better?

"Geopolitical and business sense alike to move on from the sad and self-defeating stasis of the past eight years"

High-level talks: A North-South turn for the better?
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter February 11, 2014
Going undercover, revealing very little

Going undercover, revealing very little

Follow-up to BBC documentary adds little but mockery, self-aggrandizement

Going undercover, revealing very little
Gianluca Spezza
Gianluca Spezza February 5, 2014
Subverted Engagement

Subverted Engagement

"The engagers are a growing influence inside the Pyongyang-watching community, even though they are deeply compromised by their need to maintain access"

Subverted Engagement
B.R. Myers
B.R. Myers January 29, 2014
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