ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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).

North Korean diplomats and the illegal ivory trade

A look into the DPRK’s involvement in the illegal ivory, rhino horn trade for hard currency

Benjamin R. YoungOctober 28, 2014

Analysis

Experts criticize WHO’s North Korea suicide stats

Data based on risk factors present in other countries doesn’t hold up in the North, scientists say

Benjamin R. Young | Rob YorkOctober 10, 2014

Evergreen

Funding a DPRK diplomatic deficit: Cigarettes, alcohol and hashish

How North Korea's Scandinavia based diplomats resorted to creative means to generate revenues during 1970s

Benjamin R. YoungSeptember 12, 2014

Evergreen

North Korea’s 42 ton black-market alcohol imports in Pakistan

Ben Young looks at the DPRK’s involvement in the black-market alcohol trade

Benjamin R. YoungSeptember 5, 2014

Analysis

How North Korea has been arming Palestinian militants for decades

Pyongyang's sole focus on survival virtually ensures North Korean weapons will continue to be found in the hands of those bent on Israel’s destruction

Benjamin R. YoungJune 25, 2014