North Korea's Battle Against Team USA



Analysis North Korea’s Battle Against Team USA Gerard Clare August 1, 2012 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON NK News Yesterday the USA played North Korea in women’s Olympic soccer, with the match-up long anticipated by many Korea watchers. Leading up to the game the media in the U.S. was still mostly focused on their own side, with little mention of the DPRK side’s footballing merit. Reuters chose to focus on the political and historical differences between the countries as a lead-in, while SB Nation, The Bleacher Report and The Washington Post all released articles focusing on the latest news from the USA camp, or the possibility of changes being made to the USA line-up. USA Today looked at © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update & Podcast Updates Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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North Korea’s Battle Against Team USA

Gerard Clare August 1, 2012

NK News

Yesterday the USA played North Korea in women’s Olympic soccer, with the match-up long anticipated by many Korea watchers. Leading up to the game the media in the U.S. was still mostly focused on their own side, with little mention of the DPRK side’s footballing merit. Reuters chose to focus on the political and historical differences between the countries as a lead-in, while SB Nation, The Bleacher Report and The Washington Post all released articles focusing on the latest news from the USA camp, or the possibility of changes being made to the USA line-up. USA Today looked at

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Gerard Clare

Gerard Clare is a research student at the University of Glasgow in Scotland, specialising in issues of regionalism and centre-periphery relations in the Russian Far East, including how citizens on the periphery can identify with central representations of what it means to be Russian, and in what ways these representations may conflict with regional identities. His knowledge extends through to Russia-DPRK relations in the post-Soviet era, with particular focus on engagement, expectations and wider themes around energy and security. He has previously completed both his undergraduate degree in Central and East European Studies in 2011, and his MSc in Russian, Central and East European studies in 2012, at the University of Glasgow. He has contributed a number of articles to NKNews since 2011, looking at Russia-DPRK relations, Six-Party Talks and even football within the DPRK.

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