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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
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
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
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
Inside North Korea: 12 must-see photos for 2022 and beyond
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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
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
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
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
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