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It’s time to get real: Putin cannot convince N. Korea to give up nukes

It’s time to get real: Putin cannot convince N. Korea to give up nukes

The notion that Russia can persuade Pyongyang to stop its nuclear program is a misreading of reality

It’s time to get real: Putin cannot convince N. Korea to give up nukes
Robert E. McCoy
Robert E. McCoy February 2, 2017
The View from Jingshan: As THAAD seems inevitable, China pivots back to N. Korea
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The View from Jingshan: As THAAD seems inevitable, China pivots back to N. Korea

Attitudes are hardening towards Seoul, leading to a rapprochement with Pyongyang

The View from Jingshan: As THAAD seems inevitable, China pivots back to N. Korea
John Petrushka
John Petrushka February 2, 2017
Expert Survey: How would North Korea respond to more pressure?
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Expert Survey: How would North Korea respond to more pressure?

Experts agree that getting China to reform the DPRK will not be easy

Expert Survey: How would North Korea respond to more pressure?
Tristan Webb
Tristan Webb February 1, 2017
A long way from Damascus: Life as Syria’s ambassador to North Korea

A long way from Damascus: Life as Syria’s ambassador to North Korea

Tammam Sulaiman says the two countries share "the same values"

A long way from Damascus: Life as Syria’s ambassador to North Korea
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll January 31, 2017
Sympathy for the devil? Former Pro-North Korean Finn speaks out

Sympathy for the devil? Former Pro-North Korean Finn speaks out

Antti Siika-aho talks of life in the Finland-Korea society - and why he left

Sympathy for the devil? Former Pro-North Korean Finn speaks out
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham January 30, 2017
North Korea and the USSR: How similar are they?

North Korea and the USSR: How similar are they?

The Soviet Union seems a bastion of liberalism compared to life in the DPRK

North Korea and the USSR: How similar are they?
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy January 27, 2017
The revolution will not be televised: North Korea’s support for 60s radicals

The revolution will not be televised: North Korea’s support for 60s radicals

Many of the New Left found common ground with the anti-imperialism of Kim Il Sung

The revolution will not be televised: North Korea’s support for 60s radicals
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young January 26, 2017
In full: China’s new export restrictions to North Korea
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In full: China’s new export restrictions to North Korea

New rules include prohibitions on dual-use items for conventional weapons

In full: China’s new export restrictions to North Korea
Admin NK News January 26, 2017
For the sake of unity, Japan must make amends for the “comfort women”

For the sake of unity, Japan must make amends for the “comfort women”

Examining the past is critical to peace on the Peninsula and a united front against North Korea

For the sake of unity, Japan must make amends for the “comfort women”
Robert E. McCoy
Robert E. McCoy January 26, 2017
Why Soviet translators in the 1960s hated North Korean literature

Why Soviet translators in the 1960s hated North Korean literature

Russian experts found little to like in the poor quality of the DPRK's fiction

Why Soviet translators in the 1960s hated North Korean literature
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko January 26, 2017