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What do the two Koreas mean to third-country born children?

What do the two Koreas mean to third-country born children?

More than 50% of defector schoolchildren are now of third-country origin

What do the two Koreas mean to third-country born children?
Damin Jung
Damin Jung September 28, 2017
Why two North Korean defectors want to go back

Why two North Korean defectors want to go back

Kwon Chol Nam and Kim Ryon Hui hope to return to their lives in the North

Why two North Korean defectors want to go back
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji September 26, 2017
How the U.S.’s North Korea travel ban politicizes humanitarian aid

How the U.S.’s North Korea travel ban politicizes humanitarian aid

The need for State Department approval of aid projects risks undermining NGO independence

How the U.S.’s North Korea travel ban politicizes humanitarian aid
Nazanin Zadeh-Cummings
Nazanin Zadeh-Cummings September 13, 2017
North Korea doubles cereal imports from China in July
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North Korea doubles cereal imports from China in July

Following reports of drought, imports at highest monthly levels in three years

North Korea doubles cereal imports from China in July
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne August 28, 2017
Fight the power: A rare student protest in North Korea

Fight the power: A rare student protest in North Korea

How the Cultural Revolution inspired a short-lived student rebellion in Pyongyang

Fight the power: A rare student protest in North Korea
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy August 20, 2017
Banned from both Koreas: How one American lost all access to the peninsula

Banned from both Koreas: How one American lost all access to the peninsula

Shin Eun-mi has attracted criticism - and praise - for her regular trips to the DPRK

Banned from both Koreas: How one American lost all access to the peninsula
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 9, 2017
New U.S. sanctions against the DPRK: A North Korean perspective

New U.S. sanctions against the DPRK: A North Korean perspective

MFA researcher argues that aim of U.S. measures is regime change, not denuclearization

New U.S. sanctions against the DPRK: A North Korean perspective
Kim Kwang Hak August 1, 2017
Moon’s five year plan for “peace and prosperity” in Korea, a summary
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Moon’s five year plan for “peace and prosperity” in Korea, a summary

From plans for major economic cooperation with the North to denuclearization in four years, Seoul has an ambitious strategy

Moon’s five year plan for “peace and prosperity” in Korea, a summary
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji August 1, 2017
Helping hand: Humanitarian aid in North Korea, short and long term

Helping hand: Humanitarian aid in North Korea, short and long term

Should NGOs aim towards grander objectives, or focus on the here and now?

Helping hand: Humanitarian aid in North Korea, short and long term
Can aid workers in North Korea help improve local human rights?

Can aid workers in North Korea help improve local human rights?

The complex demands of humanitarian protection are even more complex when in the DPRK

Can aid workers in North Korea help improve local human rights?