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The surprising similarities between North Korea and Taiwan – Ep. 343
Journalist Yang Chien-hao compares and contrasts Taiwan’s relationship with China and South Korea's ties with the North
How North Korea uses feature films as a social weapon – Ep. 342
Benjamin Joinau discusses his database of some 800 DPRK movies and what we can learn from the country’s cinema
What Russia has to gain by killing the UN panel on North Korea – Ep. 341
Christopher Green and NK News reporters discuss Moscow’s veto, Day of the Sun changes, Kim Jong Un’s new song and more
Why North Korea has embraced sustainable development – Ep. 340
Sojin Lim discusses the DPRK’s compliance with some international standards and disregard for others
One man’s mission to map all of North Korea – Ep. 339
Jacob Bogle discusses his work analyzing open-source imagery to decipher what others overlook
The ups and downs of negotiating with North Koreans – Ep. 338
Retired US Air Force Lt. Col. Aaron Trimble recounts his work engaging with DPRK officers at Panmunjom
North Korea’s impact on the South Korean general election – Ep. 337
The NK News team talks about voter indifference to DPRK issues, why anti-aircraft guns are on Seoul skyscrapers and more
The challenges of archiving North Korea’s volatile media – Ep. 336
Emil Boivin of the North Korean Archives and Library discusses his project to preserve DPRK media prone to disappearing
How North Korea rinses the dirty proceeds of its cyber heists – Ep. 335
Geoff White discusses the DPRK’s use of the dark web, Nigerian influencers and crypto mixers to launder stolen funds
How dictatorship shapes the politics of the North Korean diaspora – Ep. 334
Sheena Chestnut Greitens discusses how defectors navigate democracy and the regime’s efforts to control those who leave
