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When North Korea almost backed China-style economic reforms

When North Korea almost backed China-style economic reforms

A brief flirtation with Dengist marketization was abandoned - only a few years before the famine

When North Korea almost backed China-style economic reforms
Peter Ward
Peter Ward January 8, 2018
Are the remains of a potential Korean War Saint in Hawaii?

Are the remains of a potential Korean War Saint in Hawaii?

Emil Kapaun died in a N. Korean prison camp but his body may have been repatriated before 2005

Are the remains of a potential Korean War Saint in Hawaii?
Dennis P. Halpin
Dennis P. Halpin December 26, 2017
Dreams of unification: why Pyongyang can’t conquer the peninsula

Dreams of unification: why Pyongyang can’t conquer the peninsula

There are simply too many obstacles to a North Korean take over of the South

Dreams of unification: why Pyongyang can’t conquer the peninsula
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy December 22, 2017
Iron and rice: food culture in North Korean movies

Iron and rice: food culture in North Korean movies

Coverage of culinary affairs has often reflected changing economic realities in the DPRK

Iron and rice: food culture in North Korean movies
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko December 21, 2017
Capacity building and bomb disposal in North Korea

Capacity building and bomb disposal in North Korea

An interview with the ICRC team training North Korean police in Explosive Ordnance Disposal

Capacity building and bomb disposal in North Korea
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald December 19, 2017
The true story of Pak Pong Ju: a mission of radical reform

The true story of Pak Pong Ju: a mission of radical reform

Since 2000s, N. Korean premier has pushed changes that have helped DPRK's economy survive sanctions

The true story of Pak Pong Ju: a mission of radical reform
Peter Ward
Peter Ward December 18, 2017
The legend of Pak Pong Ju: a film tribute to N. Korea’s premier

The legend of Pak Pong Ju: a film tribute to N. Korea’s premier

"Guarantee" depicts Pak as the ideal Party man and offers possible hints about his biography

The legend of Pak Pong Ju: a film tribute to N. Korea’s premier
Peter Ward
Peter Ward December 11, 2017
Control over currency: Tracing the role of foreign cash in North Korea

Control over currency: Tracing the role of foreign cash in North Korea

How the Soviet Union's currency shops served as the model for the North's "exchanged money" system

Control over currency: Tracing the role of foreign cash in North Korea
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov December 11, 2017
Cadres behaving badly: a cautionary tale, North Korean-style

Cadres behaving badly: a cautionary tale, North Korean-style

"Our Family’s Problem" is a compelling portrait of day-to-day Party life in the 1970s

Cadres behaving badly: a cautionary tale, North Korean-style
Peter Ward
Peter Ward December 4, 2017
“By our own efforts”: self-sufficiency in North Korean culture of the 90s

“By our own efforts”: self-sufficiency in North Korean culture of the 90s

As trade with foreign powers dwindled, DPRK films encouraged citizens to skimp as much as they could

“By our own efforts”: self-sufficiency in North Korean culture of the 90s
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko November 29, 2017
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