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The Calvinist, communist, royalist Dutch double agent – NKNews Podcast Ep. 170
Podcast

The Calvinist, communist, royalist Dutch double agent – NKNews Podcast Ep. 170

Simon Kuper discusses George Blake, who was captured by North Korea during the Korean War and became a KGB double agent

The Calvinist, communist, royalist Dutch double agent – NKNews Podcast Ep. 170
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot February 16, 2021
North Koreans survive on private business — and Kim will fail to stop them

North Koreans survive on private business — and Kim will fail to stop them

North Koreans also resisted former DPRK leader Kim Jong Il’s attempts to clamp down on the country’s private economy

North Koreans survive on private business — and Kim will fail to stop them
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov February 15, 2021
North Korea-Malaysia relations: the past and future – NKNews Podcast Ep. 168
Podcast

North Korea-Malaysia relations: the past and future – NKNews Podcast Ep. 168

Dr. Hoo Chiew Ping discusses the assassination of Kim Jong Un's half-brother in Kuala Lumpur and DPRK-ASEAN relations

North Korea-Malaysia relations: the past and future – NKNews Podcast Ep. 168
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot February 2, 2021
Seven decades of friendship and envy: North Korea’s relations with Vietnam

Seven decades of friendship and envy: North Korea’s relations with Vietnam

Vietnam achieved what the Kim regime never could: national reunification and a booming economy

Seven decades of friendship and envy: North Korea’s relations with Vietnam
James Fretwell
James Fretwell February 1, 2021
North and South Korea are not East and West Germany – NKNews Podcast Ep. 167
Podcast

North and South Korea are not East and West Germany – NKNews Podcast Ep. 167

Rüdiger Frank discusses the two Koreas and Germany, and what Kim Jong Un can do to improve his country's economy

North and South Korea are not East and West Germany – NKNews Podcast Ep. 167
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot January 26, 2021
Ask a North Korean: What do North Koreans know about medieval Korean history?

Ask a North Korean: What do North Koreans know about medieval Korean history?

“North Korea draws parallels between the kings of the past and the Kims of the present.”

Ask a North Korean: What do North Koreans know about medieval Korean history?
In-hua Kim January 25, 2021
‘The big hunt’: When North Korean agents almost killed South Korea’s president

‘The big hunt’: When North Korean agents almost killed South Korea’s president

North Korea came dangerously close to assassinating President Park Chung-hee in the Blue House in Seoul on Jan. 21, 1968

‘The big hunt’: When North Korean agents almost killed South Korea’s president
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov January 21, 2021
‘Lips and teeth’: The rise of DPRK-China relations – NKNews Podcast Ep. 164
Podcast

‘Lips and teeth’: The rise of DPRK-China relations – NKNews Podcast Ep. 164

NK News's Chad O'Carroll, Colin Zwirko and Min Chao Choy discuss what growing Pyongyang-Beijing ties could bring in 2021

‘Lips and teeth’: The rise of DPRK-China relations – NKNews Podcast Ep. 164
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot January 5, 2021
North Korea in Dec. 2020: A month in review and what’s ahead
NK PRO

North Korea in Dec. 2020: A month in review and what’s ahead

An analytical look at the main developments from Dec. 1, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2020

North Korea in Dec. 2020: A month in review and what’s ahead
NK Pro
NK Pro January 1, 2021
Why Kim Jong Un couldn’t be bothered with more ‘on-the-spot’ guidances in 2020
COLUMN

Why Kim Jong Un couldn’t be bothered with more ‘on-the-spot’ guidances in 2020

It may be a North Korean tradition, but the young ruler is making his own leadership traditions this year

Why Kim Jong Un couldn’t be bothered with more ‘on-the-spot’ guidances in 2020
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko December 25, 2020
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