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Failing to foresee China’s entry into the Korean War – NKNews Podcast Ep. 197
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Failing to foresee China’s entry into the Korean War – NKNews Podcast Ep. 197

Jonathan Corrado and Markus Garlauskas discuss the US intelligence failure and its relevance to contemporary challenges

Failing to foresee China’s entry into the Korean War – NKNews Podcast Ep. 197
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot August 23, 2021
The strange case of the Japanese man who chose to stay in North Korea

The strange case of the Japanese man who chose to stay in North Korea

Captured decades ago, Takeshi Terakoshi still lives in Pyongyang with his North Korean wife and kids

The strange case of the Japanese man who chose to stay in North Korea
Oliver Jia
Oliver Jia August 19, 2021
What the US withdrawal from Afghanistan means for North Korea

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

What the US withdrawal from Afghanistan means for North Korea
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young August 18, 2021
The man that might have saved North Korea and Afghanistan

The man that might have saved North Korea and Afghanistan

Aleksandr Puzanov was Moscow’s diplomat in Pyongyang and Kabul as both countries tipped over the precipice

The man that might have saved North Korea and Afghanistan
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy August 17, 2021
Kim Jong Un, in naming a successor, follows a similar precedent to Mao
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Kim Jong Un, in naming a successor, follows a similar precedent to Mao

North Korea's creation of an immediate deputy to leader resembles China's plan to name a successor for ailing Mao Zedong

Kim Jong Un, in naming a successor, follows a similar precedent to Mao
Martin Weiser
Martin Weiser August 12, 2021
What’s in a name? The misleading history of North Korea’s ‘hermit’ label
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What’s in a name? The misleading history of North Korea’s ‘hermit’ label

The Hermit Kingdom moniker betrays ignorance of North Korean engagement with the world past and present

What’s in a name? The misleading history of North Korea’s ‘hermit’ label
Michael Varnay
Michael Varnay August 9, 2021
Mexico angles to improve ties with DPRK four years after expelling diplomat
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Mexico angles to improve ties with DPRK four years after expelling diplomat

Unlikely friendship, tested by nuclear development, gives Mexico a foothold in Asia and North Korea an economic partner

Mexico angles to improve ties with DPRK four years after expelling diplomat
Gabriela Bernal
Gabriela Bernal August 5, 2021
How North Korea has limited, controlled and surveilled dangerous outsiders
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How North Korea has limited, controlled and surveilled dangerous outsiders

The recent exodus of diplomats from Pyongyang underlines the DPRK’s long-standing suspicions toward foreigners

How North Korea has limited, controlled and surveilled dangerous outsiders
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov August 5, 2021
Ideology still drives North Korea and China together

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

Ideology still drives North Korea and China together
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young August 5, 2021
North Korea in July 2021: A month in review and what’s ahead
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North Korea in July 2021: A month in review and what’s ahead

An analytical look at the main developments from July 1, 2021 to July 31, 2021

North Korea in July 2021: A month in review and what’s ahead
NK Pro
NK Pro August 3, 2021
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