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Benjamin R. Young

Benjamin R. Young

Benjamin R. Young, Ph.D. has taught at Virginia Commonwealth University, Dakota State University and the U.S. Naval War College. He is currently a Stanton Foundation Nuclear Security Fellow at the RAND Corporation. He is the author of the book "Guns, Guerillas, and the Great Leader: North Korea and the Third World" (Stanford University Press, 2021).

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Who controls the DPRK? A brief history of North Korea conspiracy theories

Who controls the DPRK? A brief history of North Korea conspiracy theories

Many have posited that it is not really Kim Jong Un who is pulling the strings

Who controls the DPRK? A brief history of North Korea conspiracy theories
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young May 30, 2018
Singapore’s long, cozy relationship with North Korea

Singapore’s long, cozy relationship with North Korea

The city-state's history of ties to Pyongyang make it a fitting site for the Kim-Trump summit

Singapore’s long, cozy relationship with North Korea
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young May 20, 2018
How Washington’s view of North Korea’s reunification plans is shifting

How Washington’s view of North Korea’s reunification plans is shifting

Changing Beltway consensus on why Pyongyang seeks nukes has major implications for U.S. policy

How Washington’s view of North Korea’s reunification plans is shifting
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young February 27, 2018
The story of a North Korea-backed rebellion in Sri Lanka

The story of a North Korea-backed rebellion in Sri Lanka

DPRK backing for an ultra-leftist insurgency in 1971 ended in the expulsion of their diplomats

The story of a North Korea-backed rebellion in Sri Lanka
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young October 10, 2017
It’s time to end engagement with North Korea

It’s time to end engagement with North Korea

The tragic case of Otto Warmbier confirms that the DPRK cannot be changed through tourism

It’s time to end engagement with North Korea
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young June 20, 2017
Why North Korea is best described a “guerrilla state”

Why North Korea is best described a “guerrilla state”

The treatment of Otto Warmbier brings to mind the brutality of the DPRK's past

Why North Korea is best described a “guerrilla state”
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young June 15, 2017
The first North Korean crisis in Malaysia

The first North Korean crisis in Malaysia

Years before Kim Jong Nam's death, North Korean agents hatched a plot to wreak havoc in Malaysia

The first North Korean crisis in Malaysia
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young March 24, 2017
The Ugandan insurgents guided by North Korean spirits

The Ugandan insurgents guided by North Korean spirits

Some warlords in Northern Uganda believed ghosts from Pyongyang could stop bullets and plan battles

The Ugandan insurgents guided by North Korean spirits
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young February 21, 2017
North Korea’s long, messy history of killing opponents abroad

North Korea’s long, messy history of killing opponents abroad

The DPRK's leaders have frequently targeted dissenters overseas

North Korea’s long, messy history of killing opponents abroad
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young February 16, 2017
The revolution will not be televised: North Korea’s support for 60s radicals

The revolution will not be televised: North Korea’s support for 60s radicals

Many of the New Left found common ground with the anti-imperialism of Kim Il Sung

The revolution will not be televised: North Korea’s support for 60s radicals
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young January 26, 2017