How North Korea is striving to prepare for its future: part 1



Analysis How North Korea is striving to prepare for its future: part 1 A look at how education and information technology will shape North Korea's future Gianluca Spezza August 21, 2013 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON NK News Sixty years after the armistice and a few weeks from the July 27 celebrations, there are many things we can speculate regarding the future of the DPRK. While most analysts have decided to focus on the North’s military posturing and rhetoric, NK News has shown how things can be quite different behind the facade that North Korea punctually sets up at every public occasion. Aside from revealing a more human side of the military, a more detailed look into the celebrations showed further proof that North Korea tends to be louder and bolder in areas where it feels threatened or © 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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How North Korea is striving to prepare for its future: part 1

A look at how education and information technology will shape North Korea's future

Gianluca Spezza August 21, 2013

How North Korea is striving to prepare for its future: part 1

NK News

Sixty years after the armistice and a few weeks from the July 27 celebrations, there are many things we can speculate regarding the future of the DPRK. While most analysts have decided to focus on the North’s military posturing and rhetoric, NK News has shown how things can be quite different behind the facade that North Korea punctually sets up at every public occasion. Aside from revealing a more human side of the military, a more detailed look into the celebrations showed further proof that North Korea tends to be louder and bolder in areas where it feels threatened or

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Gianluca Spezza

Gianluca Spezza earned his PhD in 2017 from the University of Central Lancashire under the supervision of Professor Hazel Smith, on the strength of research on the cooperation between UNICEF and the DPRK in education and childcare. Dr Spezza is an assistant professor of international relations and a senior researcher at the DPRK Strategy Center at KIMEP University in Almaty, Kazakhstan; he is writing a monograph on education, international cooperation, and human capital in North Korea (Palgrave 2021). His work on the DPRK, articles or interviews, can be found, among others, on the websites of the BBC, The Guardian, The Diplomat, IRIN News, NK News, DR.dk, Newsweek Korea, and El Confidential.

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