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When North Korea invited East German secret police to Pyongyang – Ep. 249
Bernd Schaefer discusses how the Stasi helped the DPRK host a massive festival just months before the Berlin Wall fell
Yoon urges South Korea and Japan to move on. But history keeps bubbling up.
Yoon stresses common North Korea threat in Liberation Day speech, but imminent forced labor ruling could derail efforts
With military makeover, Kim Jong Un asserts his own power in face of troubles
North Korean leader donning white military garb is gesture that seeks to diminish symbolic standing of his predecessors
100,000 North Korean soldiers won’t fight in Ukraine. But a few dozen might.
The DPRK has deployed troops to foreign conflicts before, from the Vietnam War to the civil war in Syria
Filming the unfilmable: Director explores cost of Koreas’ ideological struggle
In ‘Soup and Ideology,’ Yang Yong-hi documents her mother’s fading memory of Jeju massacre and tragedy of division
Straight down the middle: Why neutrality could be best option for two Koreas
Historical proposals for a unified Korea to be neutral have renewed relevance as great power competition intensifies
How North Korea’s warped history puts Pyongyang at the center of everything
Children in DPRK learn that treasonous southerners collaborating with a foreign power led to division a millennia ago
Biden must prioritize efforts to find Americans missing from Korean War
5,300 servicemembers were left behind after the conflict, and time is running out for their families to find closure
Korean War memorial in Washington adds names of fallen soldiers
US dedicates new addition honoring nearly 44,000 Americans and Koreans killed during 1950-1953 conflict with North Korea
Will the real Kim Il Sung please stand up?
Almost three decades after his death, stories claiming the North Korean founder was an imposter live on
