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North Korea needs good ideas, not more aid

North Korea needs good ideas, not more aid

Former diplomat and aid coordinator in North Korea on why current aid delivery systems are ineffective

North Korea needs good ideas, not more aid
Gianluca Spezza
Gianluca Spezza January 31, 2014
Interview: Massimo Urbani, former aid coordinator in N. Korea

Interview: Massimo Urbani, former aid coordinator in N. Korea

Transcript of full interview with Massimo Urbani, former aid coordinator to North Korea

Interview: Massimo Urbani, former aid coordinator in N. Korea
Gianluca Spezza
Gianluca Spezza January 31, 2014
Child nutrition & medical training urgent issues in N. Korea – Zellweger

Child nutrition & medical training urgent issues in N. Korea – Zellweger

Interview with Katharina Zellweger, former coordinator for the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) in the DPRK

Child nutrition & medical training urgent issues in N. Korea – Zellweger
Gianluca Spezza
Gianluca Spezza January 28, 2014
In search for miracles and substitutes: reform in the DPRK

In search for miracles and substitutes: reform in the DPRK

Masik Pass, the latest in a long line of quick fix solutions.

In search for miracles and substitutes: reform in the DPRK
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko January 27, 2014
Does North Korea have welfare?

Does North Korea have welfare?

Introducing a three-part special on healthcare, humanitarian aid and social assistance in the DPRK.

Does North Korea have welfare?
Gianluca Spezza
Gianluca Spezza January 27, 2014
Is Kim Jong Un the reformer and Jang Song Thaek the reactionary?

Is Kim Jong Un the reformer and Jang Song Thaek the reactionary?

Despite execution of Jang, "practical problem solving rather than moralizing judgment" should guide approach to N. Korea

Is Kim Jong Un the reformer and Jang Song Thaek the reactionary?
Moon Chung-in
Moon Chung-in January 24, 2014
The dilemma of leaving my family behind in North Korea

The dilemma of leaving my family behind in North Korea

Ask a North Korean: What happened to the family you left behind in Pyongyang?

The dilemma of leaving my family behind in North Korea
Ji-Min Kang
Ji-Min Kang January 23, 2014
The family feuds of the Kim dynasty

The family feuds of the Kim dynasty

Two deaths, multiple exiles have settled potential disputes between siblings

The family feuds of the Kim dynasty
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov January 15, 2014
Kim Jong Il’s former sushi chef sees coup potential

Kim Jong Il’s former sushi chef sees coup potential

In exclusive interview, Kenji Fujimoto says womanizing prompted Jang purge

Kim Jong Il’s former sushi chef sees coup potential
Kosuke Takahashi
Kosuke Takahashi January 14, 2014
Helping North Korea’s survivors of gender-based violence

Helping North Korea’s survivors of gender-based violence

"My mission is to have the refugees – both men and women – have this dialogue so they can share their ideas on how to catalyze peace on the Korean Peninsula"

Helping North Korea’s survivors of gender-based violence
Rob York
Rob York January 13, 2014