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Arms and the man: The importance of being Jon Pyong Ho
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Arms and the man: The importance of being Jon Pyong Ho

More than anyone, ‘Mr. Munitions’ made North Korea a credible threat

Arms and the man: The importance of being Jon Pyong Ho
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter July 10, 2014
Reflections on missed opportunities of Kim Il Sung’s death

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

Reflections on missed opportunities of Kim Il Sung’s death
Mark Barry
Mark Barry July 7, 2014
When two triangles fall apart: The new Korean geopolitics
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When two triangles fall apart: The new Korean geopolitics

Japan talking to the North? China cozy with the South? What’s going on?

When two triangles fall apart: The new Korean geopolitics
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter July 2, 2014
How North Korea has been arming Palestinian militants for decades

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

How North Korea has been arming Palestinian militants for decades
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young June 25, 2014
Turning Chinese money into profit in North Korea

Turning Chinese money into profit in North Korea

Ethnic Koreans from China, unlike those from Japan, capitalized on the changing economy of the ‘90s

Turning Chinese money into profit in North Korea
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov June 15, 2014
How I became a Koreanist

How I became a Koreanist

Soviet academia emphasized Asian Studies in the ‘80s, and North Korea’s role was unique

How I became a Koreanist
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov June 12, 2014
Kim Jong Il’s unlikely Maltese mentor & a secret military agreement

Kim Jong Il’s unlikely Maltese mentor & a secret military agreement

Kim Jong Il spent a year learning English in former British colony Malta

Kim Jong Il’s unlikely Maltese mentor & a secret military agreement
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young June 11, 2014
1989 in North Korea: What We Were(n’t) Told

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."

1989 in North Korea: What We Were(n’t) Told
Monique Macias
Monique Macias June 3, 2014
The North Korean take on human rights

The North Korean take on human rights

Literature suggests the right to security outweighs individual freedom in the North

The North Korean take on human rights
Gianluca Spezza
Gianluca Spezza May 29, 2014
Money matters: The three-tiered system of 1980s North Korean currency

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

Money matters: The three-tiered system of 1980s North Korean currency
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov May 28, 2014
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