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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 was a 2024-25 Stanton Foundation Nuclear Security Fellow at the RAND Corporation. He is now an Assistant Professor of Intelligence Studies at Fayetteville State University. He is the author of the book "Guns, Guerillas, and the Great Leader: North Korea and the Third World" (Stanford University Press, 2021).

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The first North Korean crisis in Malaysia

Years before Kim Jong Nam's death, North Korean agents hatched a plot to wreak havoc in Malaysia

Benjamin R. YoungBenjamin R. YoungMarch 24, 2017
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The Ugandan insurgents guided by North Korean spirits

Some warlords in Northern Uganda believed ghosts from Pyongyang could stop bullets and plan battles

Benjamin R. YoungBenjamin R. YoungFebruary 21, 2017
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North Korea’s long, messy history of killing opponents abroad

The DPRK's leaders have frequently targeted dissenters overseas

Benjamin R. YoungBenjamin R. YoungFebruary 16, 2017
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The revolution will not be televised: North Korea’s support for 60s radicals

Many of the New Left found common ground with the anti-imperialism of Kim Il Sung

Benjamin R. YoungBenjamin R. YoungJanuary 26, 2017
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When North Korean students joined the 1956 Hungarian Revolution

A new book explores the untold story of the North Koreans in Hungary

Benjamin R. YoungBenjamin R. YoungJanuary 5, 2017
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The artist tracking North Korea’s statue-building projects in Africa

Onejoon Che hopes to understand the significance of the Mansudae Art Project

Benjamin R. YoungBenjamin R. YoungDecember 19, 2016
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How North Korean magazines undermined 1980’s Soviet propaganda

The magazines, a throwback to old-school Stalinism, were widely derided by Soviet dissidents

Benjamin R. YoungBenjamin R. YoungDecember 8, 2016
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Revolutionary Solidarity: Castro’s cozy relationship with North Korea

The death of the iconic Cuban leader offers chance to examine his close relations with N. Korea

Benjamin R. YoungBenjamin R. YoungNovember 28, 2016
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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

Benjamin R. YoungBenjamin R. YoungAugust 4, 2016
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Mountain carving: The power of North Korea’s political slogans

Slogans are one of the most ubiquitous forms of propaganda in the DPRK

Benjamin R. YoungBenjamin R. YoungAugust 2, 2016
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