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Lifting ban on North Korean media can only help the South Korean government
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Lifting ban on North Korean media can only help the South Korean government

No other group inflicts as much damage on the DPRK's image as its own propagandists

Lifting ban on North Korean media can only help the South Korean government
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov September 1, 2022
ROK prosecutors raid presidential archive over North Korea’s killing of official

ROK prosecutors raid presidential archive over North Korea’s killing of official

Brother of victim says he hopes search and seizure will turn up information on Moon administration’s response

ROK prosecutors raid presidential archive over North Korea’s killing of official
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer | Jeongmin Kim September 1, 2022
US, ROK conduct live-fire drills in simulated response to North Korean invasion

US, ROK conduct live-fire drills in simulated response to North Korean invasion

Exercises are largest ever by combined army division and featured tanks, Hellfire missiles and multiple rocket launchers

US, ROK conduct live-fire drills in simulated response to North Korean invasion
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim August 31, 2022
Defector lawmaker backs plan to end censorship of North Korean state media

Defector lawmaker backs plan to end censorship of North Korean state media

Tae Young-ho rejects concerns that DPRK content would sway South Koreans to support Kim Jong Un

Defector lawmaker backs plan to end censorship of North Korean state media
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim August 31, 2022
Yoon Suk-yeol seeks record defense budget to counter North Korean threats

Yoon Suk-yeol seeks record defense budget to counter North Korean threats

4.6% increase in South Korean military spending comes despite administration’s belt-tightening policy

Yoon Suk-yeol seeks record defense budget to counter North Korean threats
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim August 30, 2022
South Korea to cut unification ministry budget for first time in five years

South Korea to cut unification ministry budget for first time in five years

Drop in funding for ministry overseeing North Korea due to broader austerity push and fewer defector arrivals

South Korea to cut unification ministry budget for first time in five years
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim August 30, 2022
North Korea has up to 5K tons of cyanide and other chemical weapons: Report

North Korea has up to 5K tons of cyanide and other chemical weapons: Report

US and South Korea must adjust war plans to focus on 'actual' chemical, cyber and nuclear threats, think tanks say

North Korea has up to 5K tons of cyanide and other chemical weapons: Report
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell August 30, 2022
The limits to tyranny: Why Kim Jong Un doesn’t actually have absolute power
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The limits to tyranny: Why Kim Jong Un doesn’t actually have absolute power

A range of factors constrain the North Korean leader in practice, despite his supreme authority in principle

The limits to tyranny: Why Kim Jong Un doesn’t actually have absolute power
Peter Ward
Peter Ward August 29, 2022
Seoul court fines Kim Jong Un over $100K for North Korean attacks on South

Seoul court fines Kim Jong Un over $100K for North Korean attacks on South

Nine plaintiffs win civil case against regime for role in 2002 Battle of Yeonpyeong

Seoul court fines Kim Jong Un over $100K for North Korean attacks on South
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim August 26, 2022
Seoul holds first high-level meeting on North Korean human rights in two years

Seoul holds first high-level meeting on North Korean human rights in two years

NGOs say meeting of unification ministry council a step in right direction as situation in DPRK worsens during pandemic

Seoul holds first high-level meeting on North Korean human rights in two years
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer August 26, 2022