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The little-known story of North Korea’s first overseas laborers

The little-known story of North Korea’s first overseas laborers

The early years of the DPRK saw thousands sent to Russia's Far East

The little-known story of North Korea’s first overseas laborers
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov October 30, 2018
Why the EU isn’t likely to back Moon anytime soon

Why the EU isn’t likely to back Moon anytime soon

Even if Brussels were interested in playing a greater role, the North Koreans aren’t keen

Why the EU isn’t likely to back Moon anytime soon
Alessandro Ford
Alessandro Ford October 28, 2018
How Chinese, Japanese, and Russian media cover North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep 42
Podcast

How Chinese, Japanese, and Russian media cover North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep 42

Three analysts examine how the DPRK is covered elsewhere

How Chinese, Japanese, and Russian media cover North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep 42
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot October 21, 2018
How North Korea’s nascent consumerism has succeeded in toeing the party line

How North Korea’s nascent consumerism has succeeded in toeing the party line

Far from challenging juche orthodoxy, DPRK-style capitalism has pushed traditional state values

How North Korea’s nascent consumerism has succeeded in toeing the party line
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko October 17, 2018
Why North Korea and the U.S. should try a little cultural diplomacy

Why North Korea and the U.S. should try a little cultural diplomacy

Pyongyang could harness the zeitgeist and push its soft power

Why North Korea and the U.S. should try a little cultural diplomacy
Adam Cathcart
Adam Cathcart October 16, 2018
Purges, détente, and spy games: N. Korea, past and present – NKNews Podcast Ep.41
Podcast

Purges, détente, and spy games: N. Korea, past and present – NKNews Podcast Ep.41

Ambassador Ra Jong-yil shares his thoughts on the DPRK leadership and prospects for peace

Purges, détente, and spy games: N. Korea, past and present – NKNews Podcast Ep.41
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot October 14, 2018
How North Korea celebrates its Party Foundation Day

How North Korea celebrates its Party Foundation Day

What should we expect from today's holiday?

How North Korea celebrates its Party Foundation Day
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy October 9, 2018
Pang Hak Se: the father of the North Korean secret police

Pang Hak Se: the father of the North Korean secret police

Mysterious official's long tenure provides clues of DPRK system under Kim Il Sung

Pang Hak Se: the father of the North Korean secret police
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy October 4, 2018
Bureaucrats, whiners, and wild horses: industrial managers in North Korean TV

Bureaucrats, whiners, and wild horses: industrial managers in North Korean TV

Portrayal of non-party enterprise officials has become decidedly more sympathetic over the years

Bureaucrats, whiners, and wild horses: industrial managers in North Korean TV
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko September 13, 2018
“Heroes who returned to the legal authority”: prominent Cold War-era defectors

“Heroes who returned to the legal authority”: prominent Cold War-era defectors

Long before the 30,000 defector era, reception was much different for the few who made it

“Heroes who returned to the legal authority”: prominent Cold War-era defectors
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy September 12, 2018
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