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Korean language important for N. Korea studies, but there are obstacles
Money, availability and accessibility of Korean courses all play a factor in learning the language
August 4, 2016
Mountain carving: The power of North Korea’s political slogans
Slogans are one of the most ubiquitous forms of propaganda in the DPRK
August 2, 2016
Like African safari tours, N.Korean tourism can be ethical
Tourism companies need to insist on more person-to-person contact with North Koreans
April 6, 2016
North Korea’s Juche: Myth or meaningful?
Juche may not qualify as ‘ideology,’ but its significance should not be dismissed
March 7, 2016
N. Korea’s 1980s nuclear-free rhetoric
Kim Il Sung regime fostered sympathies with 'no-nukes' stance even as scientists sought the bomb
September 10, 2015
North Korean nostalgia in a unified Korea
Why the collapse of the Kim regime will not mean a collapse of the Kims’ image
September 3, 2015
North Korea’s unlikely alliance with German environmentalists
How 1980s-era North turned development shortfalls into a selling point for European visitors
June 12, 2015
North Korean diplomats and the illegal ivory trade
A look into the DPRK’s involvement in the illegal ivory, rhino horn trade for hard currency
October 28, 2014
Experts criticize WHO’s North Korea suicide stats
Data based on risk factors present in other countries doesn’t hold up in the North, scientists say
October 10, 2014
Funding a DPRK diplomatic deficit: Cigarettes, alcohol and hashish
How North Korea's Scandinavia based diplomats resorted to creative means to generate revenues during 1970s
September 12, 2014
