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North Korea’s got 99 problems and rural development is one
2022 focus on agriculture reflects both growing food insecurity and Maoist-inspired efforts to improve countryside life
The North Korean studio that has animated a Christmas film and Italian cartoons
Newly sanctioned SEK Studio has worked with South Korean and European artists for decades, raising money for Pyongyang
North Korea’s vital role as a Cold War training ground for global terrorists
The country's designation as a state sponsor of terror is a well-deserved moniker stretching back decades
Film review: The problem with inter-Korean rivalry in ‘Escape from Mogadishu’
Box office hits glosses over North Korea’s complex history in Third World and is riddled with stereotypes about Africa
North Korean capitalism’s failure in the Third World
Pyongyang mixed economics and politics as it competed with Seoul and sought new trade partners in the Global South
Revival of ‘Three Revolutions’ a sign Kim Jong Un is losing ideological control
Short turnaround since last conference suggests North Korea aims to root out anti-socialist ideas, boost production
Why the Sandinistas sent Kim Il Sung a stuffed crocodile carrying drinks
DPRK support for the Nicaraguan revolutionaries dates back to early 1970s and reflects support for liberation movements
North Korea’s ‘white tiger’ art studio constructing panoramas and statues abroad
While Mansudae is more famous, the little-known Paekho studio can raise funds for the regime while avoiding detection
Why one city in Nepal worships North Korea and follows ‘Juche’ ideology
A mistrust of outsiders and desire for self-reliance drive Bhaktapur to embrace North Korean style communism
The contentious field of North Korean studies: Schools of thought and divisions
Analysts and researchers often disagree on core issues, from how to label the Kim regime to the DPRK’s nuclear program
