History
Information related to North Korean history
An interview with Stephen Biegun, former US special envoy to North Korea
From Singapore, Hanoi to Stockholm, Biegun discusses his time as Washington’s lead official on North Korea policy
North Korea’s relations with Cuba: Revolutionary comrades and brothers-in-arms
Long united against U.S interventionism, the Havana protests show how far apart the two friends’ societies have drifted
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
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
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
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
North Korea’s brief, surreal experiment with passenger cruises
Though the project quickly folded, the DPRK demonstrated a surprising openness to new tourism ideas
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
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
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