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What the US withdrawal from Afghanistan means for North Korea
Pyongyang hardliners may think their idea of reunification is real again, but Korea differs vastly from Afghanistan
August 18, 2021
As economy struggles, North Korea invokes self-reliance to inspire workers
Juche is being reemphasized in Kim Jong Un’s North Korea. That’s not a good sign for the North Korean economy
August 12, 2021
Ideology still drives North Korea and China together
The dream of socialism may be dead in Eastern Europe but it is alive and well in East Asia
August 5, 2021
North Korea’s relations with Cuba: Revolutionary comrades and brothers-in-arms
Long united against U.S interventionism, the Havana protests show how far apart the two friends’ societies have drifted
July 13, 2021
In Kim Jong Un’s speeches, Marx returns to North Korea
Reappearance of communism in country's discourse suggests regime's loss of ideological control due to pandemic
July 7, 2021
Why North Koreans are worried about Kim Jong Un’s weight loss
The DPRK may be highlighting his physical sacrifices to motivate citizens to work harder during the COVID-19 pandemic
June 29, 2021
How North Korea has waged ‘a war to improve nature’
Reforestation drive to create ‘treasure and gold mountains’ seems to be working
June 2, 2021
How North Korea supports Palestine and aided Hamas
North Korea may have supplied illicit arms to Hamas, but support for Palestinian liberation goes much deeper
May 20, 2021
“Kingdom of discrimination”: North Korea’s long interest in U.S. race relations
The DPRK has for decades served as a notable, but deeply insincere, supporter of African American struggle
June 2, 2020
How sensationalizing Kim Jong Un clouds the real reason he can maintain his rule
Focus on the North Korean leader as a person detracts from the structures that keep the Kim family in power
May 27, 2020
