SEOUL -Regime survival is the primary driving force behind North Korea’s nuclear program, foreign affairs, and domestic policy, said Moon Chung-in in the second of a two-part interview with NK News. Analysis from figures like Andrei Lankov suggesting that the DPRK nuclear program might be used as a bargaining chip is misleading U.S. foreign policy, [...]
19th June 2013
Interviews
‘No dissenting views allowed’ – Moon Chung-in interview part 1
Moon Chung-in says Westerner keep getting it wrong when it comes North Korea - first of two part interview [...]
Three Korean experts speak on three Korean issues
NK News speaks to three leading North Korea experts based in the South's capital, Seoul to find out the South Korean perspective on Kaesong, inter-Korean relations, and the Kenneth Bae case. [...]
Meet The Fixer Who Took Google’s Eric Schmidt to Pyongyang
Kun A. “Tony” Namkung was described recently by the Christian Science Monitor as a “mysterious Korean-American" who "plays a behind-the-scenes role that may be more significant than that of the better known actors in the drama.” [...]
Meet the Dutch man who was jailed in North Korea
Willem van der Bijl was arrested in North Korea on July 30 2012 during his 24th trip. Little was said about his arrest or alleged offense and he was released just a few weeks later. NK News caught up with him in Utrecht to find out more. [...]
Andrei Lankov on Reform & Foreign Perspectives of North Korea
In part two of extended interview, Lankov talks about prospects for reform and foreign views of North Korea [...]
Andrei Lankov on North Korea’s Nuclear Threat Diplomacy
In light of recent saber rattling, Subin Kim recently caught up with renowned North Korea expert Dr. Andrei Lankov for an in-depth interview that looked at Pyongyang's nuclear threat diplomacy and perpetual search for aid. [...]
North Korean BBQ Diplomacy: How Current Tensions Are Hurting New York’s “Mob Crew”
Forget about basketball diplomacy, New Jersey's Bobby Egan has been negotiating with North Koreans over his BBQ for years. NK NEWS catches up with him to hear his thoughts on current inter-Korean tensions. [...]
Three Experts Explain Why North Korea Keeps Ratcheting Tensions
Dr. Andrei Lankov, Leonid Petrov, and Michael Madden all take a look at potential causes and solutions to worsening tensions on the Korean peninsula [...]
Meet Kim Jong Il’s ghostwriter
American ghostwriter Michael Malice hopes that Dear Reader: The Unauthorized Autobiography of Kim Jong Il will help the world understand that even if Kim Jong Il is a joke, the suffering of the North Korean people is certainly not. [...]
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