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What the UN’s role in North Korea will look like going forward – Ep. 332
Former UN resident coordinator Frode Mauring discusses dealing with the DPRK during the pandemic and what comes next
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Professor Ruediger Frank discusses why the DPRK is closing embassies but may not actually have abandoned reunification
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NK News looks back at the carnival-like atmosphere around the US-DPRK ‘peace summit,’ five years after talks collapsed
What Kim Jong Un’s appearances can tell us about the DPRK regime – Ep. 330
Researcher Martin Weiser discusses his work tracking North Korean officials, Kim Jong Un’s daughter and more
On the border: North Korea’s remote gateway to the world — in photos
The DPRK’s border with China and Russia is home to bridges, ports and more set to be at center of post-COVID reopening
Analyzing the US-ROK alliance’s impact on North Korea’s policies – Ep. 329
Korea Economic Institute of America’s new president discusses his role assessing inter-Korean relations and latest book
How North Korea started spat between Moscow and Seoul – Ep. 328
The NK News team talks back and forth between Russia and ROK, the DPRK’s expanded coastal fencing and a new luxury mall
Has Kim Jong Un really made a strategic decision to go to war? – Ep. 327
Robert Carlin and Siegfried Hecker discuss their viral article on North Korea’s war rhetoric and respond to skeptics
Covering North Korea and Kim Jong Un’s elite female entourage – Ep. 326
Journalist Chun Sujin discusses her experiences writing about the DPRK and her book on powerful women in the country
Collecting evidence of North Korea’s human rights violations – Ep. 325
Head of UN Human Rights office in Seoul discusses forced abductions, plus why the DPRK is shutting down propaganda sites
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