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October 13, 2024

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Benjamin R. Young

Benjamin R. Young

Benjamin R. Young, Ph.D. has taught at Virginia Commonwealth University, Dakota State University and the U.S. Naval War College. He is currently a Stanton Foundation Nuclear Security Fellow at the RAND Corporation. He is the author of the book "Guns, Guerillas, and the Great Leader: North Korea and the Third World" (Stanford University Press, 2021).

Analysis

North Korea’s got 99 problems and rural development is one

2022 focus on agriculture reflects both growing food insecurity and Maoist-inspired efforts to improve countryside life

Benjamin R. YoungBenjamin R. YoungFebruary 4, 2022
Analysis

The North Korean studio that has animated a Christmas film and Italian cartoons

Newly sanctioned SEK Studio has worked with South Korean and European artists for decades, raising money for Pyongyang

Benjamin R. YoungBenjamin R. YoungJanuary 19, 2022
Analysis

North Korea’s vital role as a Cold War training ground for global terrorists

The country's designation as a state sponsor of terror is a well-deserved moniker stretching back decades

Benjamin R. YoungBenjamin R. YoungDecember 28, 2021
Opinion

Film review: The problem with inter-Korean rivalry in ‘Escape from Mogadishu’

Box office hits glosses over North Korea’s complex history in Third World and is riddled with stereotypes about Africa

Benjamin R. YoungBenjamin R. YoungDecember 14, 2021
Analysis

North Korean capitalism’s failure in the Third World

Pyongyang mixed economics and politics as it competed with Seoul and sought new trade partners in the Global South

Benjamin R. YoungBenjamin R. YoungDecember 2, 2021
Analysis

Revival of ‘Three Revolutions’ a sign Kim Jong Un is losing ideological control

Short turnaround since last conference suggests North Korea aims to root out anti-socialist ideas, boost production

Benjamin R. YoungBenjamin R. YoungNovember 22, 2021
Analysis

Why the Sandinistas sent Kim Il Sung a stuffed crocodile carrying drinks

DPRK support for the Nicaraguan revolutionaries dates back to early 1970s and reflects support for liberation movements

Benjamin R. YoungBenjamin R. YoungNovember 8, 2021
Analysis

North Korea’s ‘white tiger’ art studio constructing panoramas and statues abroad

While Mansudae is more famous, the little-known Paekho studio can raise funds for the regime while avoiding detection

Benjamin R. YoungBenjamin R. YoungOctober 29, 2021
Evergreen

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

Benjamin R. YoungBenjamin R. YoungOctober 18, 2021
Analysis

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

Benjamin R. YoungBenjamin R. YoungSeptember 24, 2021
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