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Rob York

Rob York

Rob York is director for regional affairs at the Pacific Forum. He previously worked as a production editor for The South China Morning Post and chief editor of NK News. He is also a Ph.D. candidate in Korean history at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

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UNSC human rights discussions a pretext for war: KCNA

UNSC human rights discussions a pretext for war: KCNA

State media raises U.S. torture report, accuses Security Council of double standards

UNSC human rights discussions a pretext for war: KCNA
Rob York
Rob York December 10, 2014
Reunification in our lifetimes? The future of the Korean peninsula

Reunification in our lifetimes? The future of the Korean peninsula

Short-term, long-term, peaceful or not: Korean Peninsula observers consider reunification by absorption likely, complete ‘de-Kimization’

Reunification in our lifetimes? The future of the Korean peninsula
Rob York
Rob York December 10, 2014
North denies involvement in hacking Sony

North denies involvement in hacking Sony

State media suggests supporters carried out 'righteous act' of hacking entertainment giant

North denies involvement in hacking Sony
Rob York
Rob York December 8, 2014
PUST a ‘window of hope’ in the North: ambassador’s wife

PUST a ‘window of hope’ in the North: ambassador’s wife

Presentation by ambassador's wife highlights difficulties of life in North Korea

PUST a ‘window of hope’ in the North: ambassador’s wife
Rob York
Rob York December 5, 2014
Russia-N. Korea trade plummets in 2014

Russia-N. Korea trade plummets in 2014

Expert says sanctions following Ukraine invasions may have hindered exchanges

Russia-N. Korea trade plummets in 2014
Rob York
Rob York December 4, 2014
Film looks to unite ‘Divided Families’

Film looks to unite ‘Divided Families’

Congressional action the goal for documentary featuring relatives separated by Korean division

Film looks to unite ‘Divided Families’
Rob York
Rob York December 1, 2014
What dwindling populations mean for the Korean Peninsula

What dwindling populations mean for the Korean Peninsula

As its conventional military shrinks, the North may show a dangerous reliance on nuclear weapons

What dwindling populations mean for the Korean Peninsula
Rob York
Rob York December 1, 2014
KCNA leans on Western critics of human rights reports

KCNA leans on Western critics of human rights reports

Lengthy response to recent UN vote quotes individuals, organizations from Western countries

KCNA leans on Western critics of human rights reports
Rob York
Rob York November 28, 2014
S. Korea returns 10 N. Koreans who went adrift

S. Korea returns 10 N. Koreans who went adrift

South maintains policy of returning lost fishermen who wish to return to the North

S. Korea returns 10 N. Koreans who went adrift
Rob York
Rob York November 26, 2014
Suki Kim: The ethical boundaries of writing in North Korea

Suki Kim: The ethical boundaries of writing in North Korea

Author says getting an account from inside North Korea, and PUST, outweighed concerns over transparency

Suki Kim: The ethical boundaries of writing in North Korea
Rob York
Rob York November 24, 2014
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