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The overlooked spelling error that underscores North Korea’s culture of fear
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The overlooked spelling error that underscores North Korea’s culture of fear

The country’s highest honor misspelled the DPRK’s name for years, as correcting the party was all but inconceivable

The overlooked spelling error that underscores North Korea’s culture of fear
Fyodor TertitskiyFyodor Tertitskiy December 7, 2021
A diplomat’s life: Tight schedules and resort-like thrills touring North Korea
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A diplomat’s life: Tight schedules and resort-like thrills touring North Korea

State travel agencies plan every detail of visitors’ itineraries, careful to show only the best it has to offer

A diplomat’s life: Tight schedules and resort-like thrills touring North Korea
Taylor DarbyTaylor Darby December 1, 2021
Too good to be true: North Korean films that double as propaganda for the South
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Too good to be true: North Korean films that double as propaganda for the South

While aimed at discouraging defection, a pair of DPRK films counterproductively exaggerates South Korea’s wealth

Too good to be true: North Korean films that double as propaganda for the South
Tatiana GabroussenkoTatiana Gabroussenko November 12, 2021
The secret to success in North Korea? Workers’ Party membership
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The secret to success in North Korea? Workers’ Party membership

Joining the ruling WPK in North Korea is the surest, and in many cases only, path towards social mobility

The secret to success in North Korea? Workers’ Party membership
Andrei LankovAndrei Lankov November 11, 2021
Inside North Korea: 12 must-see photos for 2022 and beyond
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Inside North Korea: 12 must-see photos for 2022 and beyond

Get the exclusive NK News calendar before limited edition stocks run out!

Inside North Korea: 12 must-see photos for 2022 and beyond
NK NewsNK News November 4, 2021
A diplomat’s life: The North Koreans are always watching you
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A diplomat’s life: The North Koreans are always watching you

There is no escaping Big Brother in a country that encourages and rewards citizens for reporting on each other

A diplomat’s life: The North Koreans are always watching you
Taylor DarbyTaylor Darby October 20, 2021
Why one city in Nepal worships North Korea and follows ‘Juche’ ideology
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Why one city in Nepal worships North Korea and follows ‘Juche’ ideology

A mistrust of outsiders and desire for self-reliance drive Bhaktapur to embrace North Korean style communism

Why one city in Nepal worships North Korea and follows ‘Juche’ ideology
Benjamin R. YoungBenjamin R. Young October 18, 2021
A diplomat’s life: The pleasures of retail therapy in the North Korean capital
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A diplomat’s life: The pleasures of retail therapy in the North Korean capital

A former diplomat in Pyongyang recounts the realities of shopping in the city and the propaganda purpose of many stores

A diplomat’s life: The pleasures of retail therapy in the North Korean capital
Taylor DarbyTaylor Darby September 27, 2021
The contentious field of North Korean studies: Schools of thought and divisions
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The contentious field of North Korean studies: Schools of thought and divisions

Analysts and researchers often disagree on core issues, from how to label the Kim regime to the DPRK’s nuclear program

The contentious field of North Korean studies: Schools of thought and divisions
Benjamin R. YoungBenjamin R. Young September 24, 2021
When a Czechoslovak diplomat bemoaned the Prague Spring from Pyongyang
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When a Czechoslovak diplomat bemoaned the Prague Spring from Pyongyang

Czechoslovakia played a unique role on the Korean Peninsula during the Cold War, rubbing some the wrong way

When a Czechoslovak diplomat bemoaned the Prague Spring from Pyongyang
Fyodor TertitskiyFyodor Tertitskiy September 23, 2021
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