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Documenting North Korea’s unsolved mysteries and unguarded moments of daily life

Documenting North Korea’s unsolved mysteries and unguarded moments of daily life

Re-released documentaries pull back curtain on 1966 World Cup team, Mass Games performers and Americans in Pyongyang

Documenting North Korea’s unsolved mysteries and unguarded moments of daily life
Oliver Jia
Oliver Jia July 12, 2021
Book review: ‘North Korea and the Geopolitics of Development’

Book review: ‘North Korea and the Geopolitics of Development’

New economic history provides excellent account of post-1990 period but is light on analysis of Eastern Bloc influence

Book review: ‘North Korea and the Geopolitics of Development’
Peter Ward
Peter Ward July 5, 2021
North Korea in June 2021: A month in review and what’s ahead
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North Korea in June 2021: A month in review and what’s ahead

An analytical look at the main developments from June 1, 2021 to June 30, 2021

North Korea in June 2021: A month in review and what’s ahead
NK Pro
NK Pro July 2, 2021
Timeline: From sharp North Korea-China trade decline to Kim’s sudden weight loss
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Timeline: From sharp North Korea-China trade decline to Kim’s sudden weight loss

NK Pro timeline charts the key events from June 1 to June 30

Timeline: From sharp North Korea-China trade decline to Kim’s sudden weight loss
NK Pro
NK Pro July 2, 2021
North Korea’s brief, surreal experiment with passenger cruises

North Korea’s brief, surreal experiment with passenger cruises

Though the project quickly folded, the DPRK demonstrated a surprising openness to new tourism ideas

North Korea’s brief, surreal experiment with passenger cruises
Gareth Johnson
Gareth Johnson July 2, 2021
Ties that bind: Geopolitics, not socialism, underpin North Korea-China alliance

Ties that bind: Geopolitics, not socialism, underpin North Korea-China alliance

Strategic cooperation against the democratic world links traditional allies as they prepare to reaffirm 1961 treaty

Ties that bind: Geopolitics, not socialism, underpin North Korea-China alliance
Jagannath P. Panda
Jagannath P. Panda June 30, 2021
Book review: ‘From Kim Jong Il to Kim Jong Un: How the Hardliners Prevailed’

Book review: ‘From Kim Jong Il to Kim Jong Un: How the Hardliners Prevailed’

Former German Ambassador Thomas Schäfer recounts the challenges and absurdities of being a diplomat in Pyongyang

Book review: ‘From Kim Jong Il to Kim Jong Un: How the Hardliners Prevailed’
Stephan Blancke June 30, 2021
North Korea once again ignores key anti-US holiday in apparent friendly gesture

North Korea once again ignores key anti-US holiday in apparent friendly gesture

‘June 25 Day of Struggle Against U.S. Imperialism’ not mentioned in state media

North Korea once again ignores key anti-US holiday in apparent friendly gesture
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko June 25, 2021
Unhappy anniversary: Recalling the June 2000 inter-Korean summit
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Unhappy anniversary: Recalling the June 2000 inter-Korean summit

21 years ago, the two Koreas made history — or so it seemed. What went wrong?

Unhappy anniversary: Recalling the June 2000 inter-Korean summit
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter June 15, 2021
Three years on, little for US and North Korea to build on from Singapore deal
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Three years on, little for US and North Korea to build on from Singapore deal

The Korean Peninsula is now far further from the ‘peace and prosperity’ promised in 2018

Three years on, little for US and North Korea to build on from Singapore deal
James Fretwell
James Fretwell June 11, 2021
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