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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
September 24, 2021
Guns in one hand: Kim Jong Un’s revitalization of the Worker-Peasant Red Guards
Elite force featured in parade is akin to the National Guard, helping to repel invasion and respond to natural disasters
September 17, 2021
How Xi Jinping’s growing personality cult differs from Kim family worship
North Korea’s idolatry is rooted in past accomplishments while China’s Xi stakes his legitimacy on future performance
September 13, 2021
Understanding North Korea’s ‘final victory’ and why it matters
For top North Korean officials, the quickest way to ensure their system’s long-term survival is through reunification
September 6, 2021
What the US withdrawal from Afghanistan means for North Korea
Pyongyang hardliners may think their idea of reunification is real again, but Korea differs vastly from Afghanistan
August 18, 2021
As economy struggles, North Korea invokes self-reliance to inspire workers
Juche is being reemphasized in Kim Jong Un’s North Korea. That’s not a good sign for the North Korean economy
August 12, 2021
Ideology still drives North Korea and China together
The dream of socialism may be dead in Eastern Europe but it is alive and well in East Asia
August 5, 2021
North Korea’s relations with Cuba: Revolutionary comrades and brothers-in-arms
Long united against U.S interventionism, the Havana protests show how far apart the two friends’ societies have drifted
July 13, 2021
In Kim Jong Un’s speeches, Marx returns to North Korea
Reappearance of communism in country's discourse suggests regime's loss of ideological control due to pandemic
July 7, 2021
Why North Koreans are worried about Kim Jong Un’s weight loss
The DPRK may be highlighting his physical sacrifices to motivate citizens to work harder during the COVID-19 pandemic
June 29, 2021
