History
Information related to North Korean history
Reflections on missed opportunities of Kim Il Sung’s death
Dr. Mark Barry, who met Kim Il Sung weeks before his death, reflects on missed opportunities following his death
When two triangles fall apart: The new Korean geopolitics
Japan talking to the North? China cozy with the South? What’s going on?
How North Korea has been arming Palestinian militants for decades
Pyongyang's sole focus on survival virtually ensures North Korean weapons will continue to be found in the hands of those bent on Israel’s destruction
Turning Chinese money into profit in North Korea
Ethnic Koreans from China, unlike those from Japan, capitalized on the changing economy of the ‘90s
How I became a Koreanist
Soviet academia emphasized Asian Studies in the ‘80s, and North Korea’s role was unique
Kim Jong Il’s unlikely Maltese mentor & a secret military agreement
Kim Jong Il spent a year learning English in former British colony Malta
1989 in North Korea: What We Were(n’t) Told
"Everyone knew North Korea was becoming increasingly isolated. But, as with everything in the DPRK, when people were in public, they pretended to have no idea about what was going on."
The North Korean take on human rights
Literature suggests the right to security outweighs individual freedom in the North
Money matters: The three-tiered system of 1980s North Korean currency
Won came different forms, but the redder your money the better in 1980s Pyongyang
Last word not said on the Northern Limit Line – Delury
Time ripe for applying Trustpolitik to the Yellow Sea maritime border – expert
