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The revolution will not be televised: North Korea’s support for 60s radicals

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

The revolution will not be televised: North Korea’s support for 60s radicals
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young January 26, 2017
In full: China’s new export restrictions to North Korea
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In full: China’s new export restrictions to North Korea

New rules include prohibitions on dual-use items for conventional weapons

In full: China’s new export restrictions to North Korea
Admin NK News January 26, 2017
For the sake of unity, Japan must make amends for the “comfort women”

For the sake of unity, Japan must make amends for the “comfort women”

Examining the past is critical to peace on the Peninsula and a united front against North Korea

For the sake of unity, Japan must make amends for the “comfort women”
Robert E. McCoy
Robert E. McCoy January 26, 2017
Why Soviet translators in the 1960s hated North Korean literature

Why Soviet translators in the 1960s hated North Korean literature

Russian experts found little to like in the poor quality of the DPRK's fiction

Why Soviet translators in the 1960s hated North Korean literature
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko January 26, 2017
Expert survey: How would N. Korea respond to overtures from President Trump?
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Expert survey: How would N. Korea respond to overtures from President Trump?

In second part of expert survey, respondents examine how the DPRK might respond to talks with Trump

Expert survey: How would N. Korea respond to overtures from President Trump?
Tristan Webb
Tristan Webb January 25, 2017
N.Korean diplomat defector talks Trump, sanctions and Kim Jong Un

N.Korean diplomat defector talks Trump, sanctions and Kim Jong Un

English language interview covers a range of topics in pitch to foreign audiences

N.Korean diplomat defector talks Trump, sanctions and Kim Jong Un
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald January 24, 2017
Analysis: Is there still hope for the Six-Party talks?
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Analysis: Is there still hope for the Six-Party talks?

The talks, first attempted in 2003, would be essential to achieving peace on the peninsula

Analysis: Is there still hope for the Six-Party talks?
Kwak Tae-Hwan
Kwak Tae-Hwan January 20, 2017
Is a pre-emptive strike possible? North Korea in the age of Trump

Is a pre-emptive strike possible? North Korea in the age of Trump

The new administration has few good options when it comes to Pyongyang

Is a pre-emptive strike possible? North Korea in the age of Trump
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov January 20, 2017
Enemy’s enemy? The Trump-supporting “alt-right” and North Korea

Enemy’s enemy? The Trump-supporting “alt-right” and North Korea

Pyongyang has an unlikely ally in some of the President-elect’s fellow travelers

Enemy’s enemy? The Trump-supporting “alt-right” and North Korea
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham January 19, 2017
The coming drift in the U.S.-South Korean alliance

The coming drift in the U.S.-South Korean alliance

With Trump in the White House and a progressive government in Seoul likely, a clash is coming

The coming drift in the U.S.-South Korean alliance
John Lee
John Lee January 19, 2017