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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?
Why North Korean missile tests are a “gift” for Shinzo Abe

Why North Korean missile tests are a “gift” for Shinzo Abe

Historian Alexis Dudden says DPRK provocations provide justification for Tokyo's new militarism

Why North Korean missile tests are a “gift” for Shinzo Abe
Christina Lee
Christina Lee July 10, 2017
Ask a North Korean: How common is abortion in North Korea?

Ask a North Korean: How common is abortion in North Korea?

"Lack of knowledge about birth control means that many women suffer from unplanned pregnancies"

Ask a North Korean: How common is abortion in North Korea?
Je Son Lee
Je Son Lee July 6, 2017
A brief history of North Korean laborers in Russia

A brief history of North Korean laborers in Russia

For many workers, a trip abroad has been a blessing, not a punishment

A brief history of North Korean laborers in Russia
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov June 30, 2017
Future inter-Korean projects shouldn’t send hard currency to DPRK: KINU director

Future inter-Korean projects shouldn’t send hard currency to DPRK: KINU director

Director of government-backed institute Son Gi-woong says Seoul should encourage "internal change"

Future inter-Korean projects shouldn’t send hard currency to DPRK: KINU director
NK News
NK News June 29, 2017
North Korea’s “abysmal” drought, seen from above

North Korea’s “abysmal” drought, seen from above

Satellite imagery reveals the heavy damage inflicted by low rainfall and poor irrigation systems

North Korea’s “abysmal” drought, seen from above
JH Ahn
JH Ahn June 27, 2017
How we should remember Otto Warmbier

How we should remember Otto Warmbier

Former head of UN COI on DPRK human rights says tragic case "tells the world that it should act"

How we should remember Otto Warmbier
Michael Kirby
Michael Kirby June 21, 2017
North Korea has crossed a red line in its brutalization of Otto Warmbier

North Korea has crossed a red line in its brutalization of Otto Warmbier

The lesson of the tragic case is clear: Americans are in danger in the DPRK

North Korea has crossed a red line in its brutalization of Otto Warmbier
Dennis P. Halpin
Dennis P. Halpin June 19, 2017