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How North Korean propaganda remembers the genocide of Native Americans
Kim regime holds up America’s sins to paint US as incorrigible colonizer and deflect from its own human rights abuses
The Ukraine war has drawn North Korea back into Moscow’s political orbit
Pyongyang has offered vocal and material support for Russia’s invasion and stands to gain as conflict enters second year
How North Korea’s revival of communism goes hand in hand with ultranationalism
Uptick in communist rhetoric during pandemic highlights peculiar ideological mix regime uses to stay in power
After Ukraine, it’s time to take North Korea’s reunification aims seriously
Few expected Russia to invade. Now the world must prepare for the day DPRK too presses its land claims over South Korea
North Korea’s got 99 problems and rural development is one
2022 focus on agriculture reflects both growing food insecurity and Maoist-inspired efforts to improve countryside life
The North Korean studio that has animated a Christmas film and Italian cartoons
Newly sanctioned SEK Studio has worked with South Korean and European artists for decades, raising money for Pyongyang
North Korea’s vital role as a Cold War training ground for global terrorists
The country's designation as a state sponsor of terror is a well-deserved moniker stretching back decades
Film review: The problem with inter-Korean rivalry in ‘Escape from Mogadishu’
Box office hits glosses over North Korea’s complex history in Third World and is riddled with stereotypes about Africa
North Korean capitalism’s failure in the Third World
Pyongyang mixed economics and politics as it competed with Seoul and sought new trade partners in the Global South
Revival of ‘Three Revolutions’ a sign Kim Jong Un is losing ideological control
Short turnaround since last conference suggests North Korea aims to root out anti-socialist ideas, boost production
