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Thomas Stock: North Korea’s call for peace as a means of propaganda
The historian discusses how North Korea used the 1989 Youth Festival for propaganda and ideological control
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Dan Gudgeon: How South Korea’s language on North Korea shapes peace narrative
Researcher talks how narratives about identity shape the success or failure of peace processes and ontological security
North Korea’s criticism of Trump official and key DPRK officers killed in Kursk
NK News’ Chad O’Carroll talks Pyongyang’s first statement on new US administration and troops being retrained
Kap Seol: How North Korea’s troop dispatch to Russia has exacerbated proxy war
Researcher discusses proxy war between the two Koreas in Europe, alleged DPRK involvement in Gwangju Uprising and more
North Korea’s sea-to-surface missile launch and ROK spy agency allegations
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Lyle Goldstein: Why Trump needs to engage North Korea to lower tensions
Expert discusses how the DPRK’s ties with China and Russia shape its nuclear ambitions and how to stabilize peninsula
Kim Jong Un’s message to troops, Yoon’s arrest and Kim Yo Jong’s statement
NK News’ Alannah Hill discusses the latest evidence of DPRK participation in Ukraine war and related ethical issues