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North Korea’s 1970s Hallyu: socialist spectaculars in the Third World
Kim Il Sung deployed art troupes as a way to spread his version of socialism and deepen diplomatic ties
April 3, 2020
The history of Cold War North Korea through the five stages of grief
The DPRK leadership's failure to unify the country during the Korean War left a deep scar on the national psyche
February 26, 2020
The revolution that wasn’t: is North Korea really a “revolutionary” state?
Despite official claims, early DPRK history was not marked by radical change to the status quo
December 25, 2019
The need for speed: time as a political tool in North Korea
The U.S. should take note that Kim Jong Un can literally change the time on a subjective — or political — whim
December 11, 2019
How Trump joins the list of notorious tyrants who praised North Korea’s system
North's personality cult, state media controls have charmed dictators for decades
June 25, 2018
What exactly is North Korea’s “cultural heritage”?
Pompeo last month used a unusual euphemism when discussing a deal with Pyongyang
June 10, 2018
Who controls the DPRK? A brief history of North Korea conspiracy theories
Many have posited that it is not really Kim Jong Un who is pulling the strings
May 30, 2018
Singapore’s long, cozy relationship with North Korea
The city-state's history of ties to Pyongyang make it a fitting site for the Kim-Trump summit
May 20, 2018
How Washington’s view of North Korea’s reunification plans is shifting
Changing Beltway consensus on why Pyongyang seeks nukes has major implications for U.S. policy
February 27, 2018
The story of a North Korea-backed rebellion in Sri Lanka
DPRK backing for an ultra-leftist insurgency in 1971 ended in the expulsion of their diplomats
October 10, 2017
