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Benjamin R. Young

Benjamin R. Young

Benjamin R. Young, Ph.D. has taught at Virginia Commonwealth University, Dakota State University and the U.S. Naval War College. He is currently a Stanton Foundation Nuclear Security Fellow at the RAND Corporation. He is the author of the book "Guns, Guerillas, and the Great Leader: North Korea and the Third World" (Stanford University Press, 2021).

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How North Korea supports Palestine and aided Hamas

How North Korea supports Palestine and aided Hamas

North Korea may have supplied illicit arms to Hamas, but support for Palestinian liberation goes much deeper

How North Korea supports Palestine and aided Hamas
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young May 20, 2021
“Kingdom of discrimination”: North Korea’s long interest in U.S. race relations

“Kingdom of discrimination”: North Korea’s long interest in U.S. race relations

The DPRK has for decades served as a notable, but deeply insincere, supporter of African American struggle

“Kingdom of discrimination”: North Korea’s long interest in U.S. race relations
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young June 2, 2020
How sensationalizing Kim Jong Un clouds the real reason he can maintain his rule

How sensationalizing Kim Jong Un clouds the real reason he can maintain his rule

Focus on the North Korean leader as a person detracts from the structures that keep the Kim family in power

How sensationalizing Kim Jong Un clouds the real reason he can maintain his rule
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young May 27, 2020
North Korea’s 1970s Hallyu: socialist spectaculars in the Third World

North Korea’s 1970s Hallyu: socialist spectaculars in the Third World

Kim Il Sung deployed art troupes as a way to spread his version of socialism and deepen diplomatic ties

North Korea’s 1970s Hallyu: socialist spectaculars in the Third World
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young April 3, 2020
The history of Cold War North Korea through the five stages of grief

The history of Cold War North Korea through the five stages of grief

The DPRK leadership's failure to unify the country during the Korean War left a deep scar on the national psyche

The history of Cold War North Korea through the five stages of grief
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young February 26, 2020
The revolution that wasn’t: is North Korea really a “revolutionary” state?

The revolution that wasn’t: is North Korea really a “revolutionary” state?

Despite official claims, early DPRK history was not marked by radical change to the status quo

The revolution that wasn’t: is North Korea really a “revolutionary” state?
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young December 25, 2019
The need for speed: time as a political tool in North Korea

The need for speed: time as a political tool in North Korea

The U.S. should take note that Kim Jong Un can literally change the time on a subjective — or political — whim

The need for speed: time as a political tool in North Korea
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young December 11, 2019
How Trump joins the list of notorious tyrants who praised North Korea’s system

How Trump joins the list of notorious tyrants who praised North Korea’s system

North's personality cult, state media controls have charmed dictators for decades

How Trump joins the list of notorious tyrants who praised North Korea’s system
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young June 25, 2018
What exactly is North Korea’s “cultural heritage”?

What exactly is North Korea’s “cultural heritage”?

Pompeo last month used a unusual euphemism when discussing a deal with Pyongyang

What exactly is North Korea’s “cultural heritage”?
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young June 10, 2018
Who controls the DPRK? A brief history of North Korea conspiracy theories

Who controls the DPRK? A brief history of North Korea conspiracy theories

Many have posited that it is not really Kim Jong Un who is pulling the strings

Who controls the DPRK? A brief history of North Korea conspiracy theories
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young May 30, 2018
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