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Riding the tiger of nationalism in North Korea

Riding the tiger of nationalism in North Korea

How did the North Korean leadership muzzle the tiger that Ceausescu could not control?

Riding the tiger of nationalism in North Korea
Balazs Szalontai
Balazs Szalontai March 3, 2015
Color brings Kim Il Sung-era pictures to life

Color brings Kim Il Sung-era pictures to life

Looking only at black-and-white photos can leave viewers with stale impression of history

Color brings Kim Il Sung-era pictures to life
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy February 20, 2015
‘Dear Reader’: The surprising earnest story of Kim Jong Il

‘Dear Reader’: The surprising earnest story of Kim Jong Il

Readers expecting 'Team America'-style parody are in for a surprise

‘Dear Reader’: The surprising earnest story of Kim Jong Il
Rob York
Rob York February 13, 2015
Why Kim doesn’t love Hitler, and why this matters

Why Kim doesn’t love Hitler, and why this matters

Crude rumors to demonize Pyongyang will backfire, and will ultimately strengthen the regime

Why Kim doesn’t love Hitler, and why this matters
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy February 11, 2015
The hollow, vacant nature of Juche

The hollow, vacant nature of Juche

What does the philosophy attributed to Kim Il Sung teach? Who actually wrote it?

The hollow, vacant nature of Juche
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy February 2, 2015
The ill-fated Sinuiju special region

The ill-fated Sinuiju special region

Proposed special autonomous region would have brought a little bit of Macau onto North Korean soil

The ill-fated Sinuiju special region
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy January 27, 2015
Remembering when money talked, five years on

Remembering when money talked, five years on

Fifth anniversary of currency debacle serves as reminder of market's power

Remembering when money talked, five years on
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov January 21, 2015
Leader, Sun, Mentor, Guide: How North Korean leaders choose their titles

Leader, Sun, Mentor, Guide: How North Korean leaders choose their titles

Great care is taken to give North Korea’s supreme leadership a sufficiently exalted set of monikers

Leader, Sun, Mentor, Guide: How North Korean leaders choose their titles
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy January 19, 2015
DPRK, Iran strong partners in missile tech – Middle East experts
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DPRK, Iran strong partners in missile tech – Middle East experts

Tehran and Pyongyang collaborated, built better missile programs, present similar threats

DPRK, Iran strong partners in missile tech – Middle East experts
John G. Grisafi
John G. Grisafi January 19, 2015
Loyalty to N. Korean state declining by generation

Loyalty to N. Korean state declining by generation

Those who came of age during Arduous March have less faith in the regime’s benevolence

Loyalty to N. Korean state declining by generation
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov January 14, 2015
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