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North Korea’s impact on the South Korean general election – Ep. 337
The NK News team talks about voter indifference to DPRK issues, why anti-aircraft guns are on Seoul skyscrapers and more
April 10, 2024
The challenges of archiving North Korea’s volatile media – Ep. 336
Emil Boivin of the North Korean Archives and Library discusses his project to preserve DPRK media prone to disappearing
April 3, 2024
How North Korea rinses the dirty proceeds of its cyber heists – Ep. 335
Geoff White discusses the DPRK’s use of the dark web, Nigerian influencers and crypto mixers to launder stolen funds
March 27, 2024
How dictatorship shapes the politics of the North Korean diaspora – Ep. 334
Sheena Chestnut Greitens discusses how defectors navigate democracy and the regime’s efforts to control those who leave
March 20, 2024
North Korea’s unexpected response to US-ROK military exercises – Ep. 333
The NK News team talks Freedom Shield drills, the status of the DPRK’s social media accounts and more
March 13, 2024
What the UN’s role in North Korea will look like going forward – Ep. 332
Former UN resident coordinator Frode Mauring discusses dealing with the DPRK during the pandemic and what comes next
March 6, 2024
How a ‘new Cold War’ is making North Korea more risk-averse – Ep. 331
Professor Ruediger Frank discusses why the DPRK is closing embassies but may not actually have abandoned reunification
February 28, 2024
What Kim Jong Un’s appearances can tell us about the DPRK regime – Ep. 330
Researcher Martin Weiser discusses his work tracking North Korean officials, Kim Jong Un’s daughter and more
February 21, 2024
Analyzing the US-ROK alliance’s impact on North Korea’s policies – Ep. 329
Korea Economic Institute of America’s new president discusses his role assessing inter-Korean relations and latest book
February 14, 2024
How North Korea started spat between Moscow and Seoul – Ep. 328
The NK News team talks back and forth between Russia and ROK, the DPRK’s expanded coastal fencing and a new luxury mall
February 7, 2024
