Fyodor Tertitskiy is a lecturer at Seoul’s Korea University. He is the author of "Accidental Tyrant: The Life of Kim Il-sung" and several other books on North Korean history and military.
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State media appears more interested in the faults of the opposition than the pro-engagement President
From "dotard" to bad grammar: it's typically better for researchers to use the original source
Despite some tentative steps, Pyongyang remains a long way away from serious change
The worsening health of his father led to a speedy propaganda effort to anoint the new leader
The last two months saw a whirlwind of diplomatic engagements
Where "complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearization" came from - and where it goes next
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