History
Information related to North Korean history
North Korean ambassador takes up post in Austria as Pyongyang expands diplomacy
Seoul says appointment of Kyong Hak Min fits DPRK’s renewed diplomatic outreach after the Ninth Party Congress
Ping-pong diplomacy: When North Korea tried to woo the US with table tennis
Pyongyang looked to a 1979 tournament to improve ties, only to run up against limits of sports diplomacy
Destroyer deployment, missile tests, drone warfare and North Korea’s near misses
Joon Ha Park talks DPRK military modernization, while author Fyodor Tertitskiy explores crises that shaped Kim dynasty
Ambassador recall, remote work scams and the lives of North Korea’s elites
Shreyas Reddy talks tensions with UK, while author Jieun Baek explains why DPRK elites can be privileged but powerless
Brian Davis on how the US military collects intel: North Korea Unpacked
Retired US Army colonel joins Jacco Zwetsloot to discuss his decades ‘on pen,’ fixing a DPRK fax machine and more
What Seoul can learn from the Balkans about coexistence with North Korea
The Serbia-Kosovo relationship offers lessons on how to strengthen stability even when a conflict remains unresolved
Jeju’s ‘Vitamin C diplomacy’ revives a dormant model of North Korea engagement
South Korean island’s aid shipment offers a template for other provinces, but may yet face resistance from Pyongyang
The world’s poor unification record doesn’t bode well for the two Koreas
History shows every unified state formed through negotiations has failed, in large part due to elite discontent
Singapore, North Korea pledge deeper cooperation on global issues
City-state’s foreign minister meets counterpart in Pyongyang, days before he’s set to visit South Korea
Pro-North Korea organization in Japan nixes support for unification
Changes to Chongryon’s charter align with Kim Jong Un’s declaration that the South is a hostile, enemy state
