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How to solve a problem like North Korea?

How to solve a problem like North Korea?

We must be realistic about the DPRK's future: there are few good options

How to solve a problem like North Korea?
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov July 18, 2017
Kim Jong Un’s June appearances: cruise missiles, but more belt-tightening ahead
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Kim Jong Un’s June appearances: cruise missiles, but more belt-tightening ahead

Leaders' speech to the Korean Children’s Union says continued hardship is necessary if the country is to defend the revolution

Kim Jong Un’s June appearances: cruise missiles, but more belt-tightening ahead
Tristan Webb
Tristan Webb July 17, 2017
The personality cults of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il: a brief history

The personality cults of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il: a brief history

How did the DPRK's extreme leader-worship emerge - and where is it going?

The personality cults of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il: a brief history
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy July 13, 2017
Stirring the pot? Shen Zhihua’s controversial speech and DPRK-China relations

Stirring the pot? Shen Zhihua’s controversial speech and DPRK-China relations

A speech by a leading Chinese academic grabbed headlines in March, but what did it really mean?

Stirring the pot? Shen Zhihua’s controversial speech and DPRK-China relations
Adam Cathcart
Adam Cathcart July 11, 2017
Kim Jong Un public appearances in 2017 lowest since assuming power: data
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Kim Jong Un public appearances in 2017 lowest since assuming power: data

Despite alleged assassination attempt, decline in appearances may be due to solidification of power

Kim Jong Un public appearances in 2017 lowest since assuming power: data
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald July 11, 2017
The Great Helmsman and the Marshal: What Mao’s legacy says about N. Korea

The Great Helmsman and the Marshal: What Mao’s legacy says about N. Korea

The late Chinese leader was believed to be irrational and provocative - but then he met with Nixon

The Great Helmsman and the Marshal: What Mao’s legacy says about N. Korea
Jared Ward July 10, 2017
From Kim Jong Il to Kim Jong Un: N. Korean leadership dynamics since 1995
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From Kim Jong Il to Kim Jong Un: N. Korean leadership dynamics since 1995

Analysis reveals Kim Jong Un-era figures most focused on economy, while old guard dominates military and political events

From Kim Jong Il to Kim Jong Un: N. Korean leadership dynamics since 1995
Tristan Webb
Tristan Webb June 30, 2017
Why North Korea is best described a “guerrilla state”

Why North Korea is best described a “guerrilla state”

The treatment of Otto Warmbier brings to mind the brutality of the DPRK's past

Why North Korea is best described a “guerrilla state”
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young June 15, 2017
Kim Jong Un’s May activity: More military-focused than ever before
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Kim Jong Un’s May activity: More military-focused than ever before

Analysis shows the old guard - and rising stars - behind the month's missile bonanza

Kim Jong Un’s May activity: More military-focused than ever before
Tristan Webb
Tristan Webb June 6, 2017
The 1967 speech that set North Korean totalitarianism in stone

The 1967 speech that set North Korean totalitarianism in stone

Today marks 50 years since a speech by Kim Il Sung which would define the DPRK forever

The 1967 speech that set North Korean totalitarianism in stone
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy May 24, 2017