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Rob York

Rob York

Rob York is director for regional affairs at the Pacific Forum. He previously worked as a production editor for The South China Morning Post and chief editor of NK News. He is also a Ph.D. candidate in Korean history at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

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How happy are North Koreans? Specialists talk culture

How happy are North Koreans? Specialists talk culture

Regime watchers talk public approval levels, the problems with encouraging defections

How happy are North Koreans? Specialists talk culture
Rob York
Rob York December 19, 2014
Chinese delegations not invited to Kim Jong Il commemoration

Chinese delegations not invited to Kim Jong Il commemoration

South Korean's presence due Kim Jong Il-Kim Dae Jung's relationship; impending breakthrough not expected

Chinese delegations not invited to Kim Jong Il commemoration
Rob York
Rob York December 17, 2014
U.S. citizen enters North, denounces America

U.S. citizen enters North, denounces America

Texas native announces plans for asylum in Venezuela; mother cites medical history

U.S. citizen enters North, denounces America
Rob York
Rob York December 14, 2014
Kim Il Sung University has new website

Kim Il Sung University has new website

University web site advertises its research capabilities, the Kim family's leadership, ideological mission

Kim Il Sung University has new website
Rob York
Rob York December 12, 2014
U.S. policy not ‘strategic patience’: ambassador

U.S. policy not ‘strategic patience’: ambassador

New envoy to Seoul tells paper U.S. ready for talks once Pyongyang is ready

U.S. policy not ‘strategic patience’: ambassador
Rob York
Rob York December 12, 2014
UNSC human rights discussions a pretext for war: KCNA

UNSC human rights discussions a pretext for war: KCNA

State media raises U.S. torture report, accuses Security Council of double standards

UNSC human rights discussions a pretext for war: KCNA
Rob York
Rob York December 10, 2014
Reunification in our lifetimes? The future of the Korean peninsula

Reunification in our lifetimes? The future of the Korean peninsula

Short-term, long-term, peaceful or not: Korean Peninsula observers consider reunification by absorption likely, complete ‘de-Kimization’

Reunification in our lifetimes? The future of the Korean peninsula
Rob York
Rob York December 10, 2014
North denies involvement in hacking Sony

North denies involvement in hacking Sony

State media suggests supporters carried out 'righteous act' of hacking entertainment giant

North denies involvement in hacking Sony
Rob York
Rob York December 8, 2014
PUST a ‘window of hope’ in the North: ambassador’s wife

PUST a ‘window of hope’ in the North: ambassador’s wife

Presentation by ambassador's wife highlights difficulties of life in North Korea

PUST a ‘window of hope’ in the North: ambassador’s wife
Rob York
Rob York December 5, 2014
Russia-N. Korea trade plummets in 2014

Russia-N. Korea trade plummets in 2014

Expert says sanctions following Ukraine invasions may have hindered exchanges

Russia-N. Korea trade plummets in 2014
Rob York
Rob York December 4, 2014
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