May 05, 2024

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Adam Cathcart

Adam Cathcart

Adam Cathcart is a lecturer in history at the University of Leeds and the editor of Sino-NK.

Analysis

With COVID-19 still raging in China and Russia, North Korea can’t relax just yet

If Pyongyang is hoping to wait out the corona-crisis, recent outbreaks across the border will make that wait even longer

Adam CathcartAdam CathcartJune 4, 2020
Analysis

How the coronavirus is being dealt with on the other side of the Tumen river

While there have been no reported cases in North Korea, the virus has spread to neighboring Jilin Province in China

Adam CathcartAdam CathcartFebruary 18, 2020
Opinion

Why there’s more to the inner-workings of North Korea than just Kim Jong Un

A new report shows how we need more focus on DPRK institutions and the people who comprise them

Adam CathcartAdam CathcartSeptember 26, 2019
Analysis

How North Korea’s institutions have responded to the changing role of women

Recent research suggests the state has a lot of catching up to do

Adam CathcartAdam Cathcart | Yujin LimMay 29, 2019
Analysis

How life for women is — and isn’t — changing under Kim Jong Un

Recent research paints a grim, though sometimes surprising, picture

Adam CathcartAdam Cathcart | Yujin LimMay 3, 2019
Analysis

Pivot to Beijing? Kim Jong Un’s play for economic stability after Hanoi

Fresh from failure in Vietnam, the North Korean leader can take comfort in warming Sino-DPRK ties

Adam CathcartAdam CathcartMarch 3, 2019
Opinion

Music, diplomacy, and dictatorship: North Korean concerts in Beijing

More important than the optics were the meetings that took place on the sidelines

Adam CathcartAdam CathcartJanuary 31, 2019
Analysis

Déjà vu all over again: Kim Jong Un returns to Beijing

The North Korean leader's visits to China appear increasingly routine

Adam CathcartAdam CathcartJanuary 9, 2019
Opinion

Why North Korea and the U.S. should try a little cultural diplomacy

Pyongyang could harness the zeitgeist and push its soft power

Adam CathcartAdam CathcartOctober 16, 2018
Analysis

Chinese experts on North Korea, from contingency planning to economic reforms

Examining what scholars choose to focus on can offer some insights into evolving bilateral ties

Adam CathcartAdam CathcartSeptember 24, 2018
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