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Rollerblading through Kim Il Sung Square – Ep. 258
Charles Thirlwall discusses the explosion of international business interest in North Korea at the turn of the century
October 18, 2022
Are North Korea’s missile tests building up to something big? – Ep. 257
The NK News team discusses DPRK state media’s weapons reveals, a missile over Japan, US-ROK responses and more
October 11, 2022
A peace-first, pro-diplomacy approach to North Korea – Ep. 256
Christine Ahn and Colleen Moore discuss how women across the world are working to formally end the Korean War
October 4, 2022
What the CIA knows (and doesn’t know) about North Korea – Ep. 255
Soo Kim explains how analysts interpret information coming out of Pyongyang and find signals in the noise
September 27, 2022
Unplugging from the North Korean matrix – Ep. 254
Seohyun Lee discusses her life in an elite DPRK family and how her view of the country radically changed while abroad
September 20, 2022
How nuclear weapons help North Korea punch above its weight – Ep. 253
Sung-Yoon Lee discusses grim realities of the Kim Jong Un regime and why denuclearization summit talks are pointless
September 13, 2022
North Korea declares COVID victory and lashes out at US-ROK drills – Ep. 252
The NK News team discusses the biggest events in August, from DPRK’s COVID ‘victory’ to an attack on a defector-activist
September 6, 2022
Why it’s in America’s interest to withdraw troops from Korea – Ep. 251
Doug Bandow discusses the limits of US power on the peninsula and why Seoul can effectively defend against North Korea
August 30, 2022
How the first North Korean to face charges in US triggered a diplomatic standoff
O Nam Chol was accused of sexual assault in 1982, forcing DPRK and US to negotiate for first time in decades
August 22, 2022
When North Korea invited East German secret police to Pyongyang – Ep. 249
Bernd Schaefer discusses how the Stasi helped the DPRK host a massive festival just months before the Berlin Wall fell
August 16, 2022
