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Evaluating the troubled legacy of Japan’s first summit with North Korea
Tokyo secured historic if fleeting breakthrough in Pyongyang 20 years ago, only for it to be derailed by public opinion
September 21, 2022
The Flower Girl: How a North Korean propaganda film achieved international fame
Kim Jong Il’s operatic passion project remains a nostalgic classic in China and elsewhere, 50 years after its release
September 20, 2022
How US-China rivalry impedes North Korea’s denuclearization
Great power competition is creating a dangerous regional divide, pushing Pyongyang further into Beijing’s orbit
September 19, 2022
Yoon says South Korea won’t go nuclear, but the WMD debate isn’t going anywhere
Evolving North Korean threats are pushing Seoul to cross nuclear threshold, though this would invite punitive responses
September 8, 2022
Why Poland could play a key role in efforts to engage North Korea
Former communist bloc state maintains ties with DPRK, but EU membership and bilateral disputes complicate cooperation
September 5, 2022
Why North Korea won’t be mourning Mikhail Gorbachev’s death
Pyongyang views perestroika as lesson against reform, but Soviet leader’s rise shows how change could come even to DPRK
August 31, 2022
Why the next 30 years of South Korea-China ties won’t be as rosy as the last
Seoul will find it difficult to balance relations between U.S. and China due to intensifying great power competition
August 24, 2022
Seoul avoids diplomatic disaster in forced labor dispute with Japan — for now
Supreme Court could still order Japanese firm to pay reparations, a move that would incite cycle of mutual retaliation
August 23, 2022
Why North Korean comic books don’t have superheroes – Ep. 250
Host Jacco Zwetsloot joins the show as a guest for the first time to discuss DPRK graphic novels, the podcast and more
August 23, 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
