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Why, in North Korea, even birth records can’t be taken at face value

Why, in North Korea, even birth records can’t be taken at face value

DPRK history is full of powerful men manipulating the past ⁠— researchers must tread carefully

Why, in North Korea, even birth records can’t be taken at face value
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy June 13, 2019
Living with a nuclear North Korea: how to move beyond the impasse

Living with a nuclear North Korea: how to move beyond the impasse

Demanding complete denuclearization has long been a diplomatic dead-end

Living with a nuclear North Korea: how to move beyond the impasse
Peace in Korea? So last year
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Peace in Korea? So last year

2018’s diplomatic process has stalled, yet Trump and Moon are a duo in denial

Peace in Korea? So last year
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter June 11, 2019
Why South Korean reports of purges in the North spread like wildfire

Why South Korean reports of purges in the North spread like wildfire

Reaction to rumors of palace intrigue was firmly divided along partisan lines

Why South Korean reports of purges in the North spread like wildfire
Wang Son-taek
Wang Son-taek June 9, 2019
Why future North Koreans may be nostalgic for the cult of Kim

Why future North Koreans may be nostalgic for the cult of Kim

Just as some Russians fondly remember Stalin, many will continue to love the Great Leader

Why future North Koreans may be nostalgic for the cult of Kim
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov June 6, 2019
The North Korea rumor mill strikes again: the Kim Yong Chol purge that wasn’t

The North Korea rumor mill strikes again: the Kim Yong Chol purge that wasn’t

Reporters must be more responsible in separating fact from the fiction

The North Korea rumor mill strikes again: the Kim Yong Chol purge that wasn’t
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy June 3, 2019
North Korea’s “Songun Iskander” test: what observers might have missed

North Korea’s “Songun Iskander” test: what observers might have missed

Both the U.S. and South Korea must own up to the threat the DPRK's new missiles pose

North Korea’s “Songun Iskander” test: what observers might have missed
Robert E. McCoy
Robert E. McCoy May 29, 2019
Why North Korea still falls short in providing for the basic needs of its people

Why North Korea still falls short in providing for the basic needs of its people

DPRK must stop crackdowns on market activity and guarantee its citizens' rights, UN official writes

Why North Korea still falls short in providing for the basic needs of its people
Daniel Collinge
Daniel Collinge May 27, 2019
Is resistance futile? Prospects for popular uprising in North Korea

Is resistance futile? Prospects for popular uprising in North Korea

Some recent reports suggest internal opposition to Kim Jong Un could be growing

Is resistance futile? Prospects for popular uprising in North Korea
Robert E. McCoy
Robert E. McCoy May 26, 2019
North Korea’s seven Furies: what’s got Kim Jong Un hot under the collar?

North Korea’s seven Furies: what’s got Kim Jong Un hot under the collar?

From Seoul's duplicity to politically-naive advisers, the DPRK leader has plenty to be upset about

North Korea’s seven Furies: what’s got Kim Jong Un hot under the collar?
Wang Son-taek
Wang Son-taek May 24, 2019
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