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“Suicide Bombing Mentality”: North Korean propaganda on the Day of Sun
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“Suicide Bombing Mentality”: North Korean propaganda on the Day of Sun

New banners suggest Kim Jong Un's cult of personality is growing: expert

“Suicide Bombing Mentality”: North Korean propaganda on the Day of Sun
JH Ahn
JH Ahn May 2, 2017
On the Great Leader’s Secret Service: North Korea’s intelligence agencies

On the Great Leader’s Secret Service: North Korea’s intelligence agencies

A brief history of North Korea's spy bureaucracies - and how centralization has changed them

On the Great Leader’s Secret Service: North Korea’s intelligence agencies
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov May 1, 2017
Could we pay the North Korean elite to give up power and nukes?

Could we pay the North Korean elite to give up power and nukes?

A new book makes the case for a "reunification investment fund" for Kim Jong Un

Could we pay the North Korean elite to give up power and nukes?
Gianluca Spezza
Gianluca Spezza April 28, 2017
How much has North Korea’s economy really changed?

How much has North Korea’s economy really changed?

A new book challenges the narrative that marketization in the DPRK is a "bottom-up" phenomena

How much has North Korea’s economy really changed?
Is the U.S. backing Kim Jong Un into a corner?

Is the U.S. backing Kim Jong Un into a corner?

This is not routine provocation: the DPRK leadership senses the danger it increasingly faces

Is the U.S. backing Kim Jong Un into a corner?
Robert E. McCoy
Robert E. McCoy April 25, 2017
Kim Jong Un’s March Activity: Preparing for the Day of the Sun
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Kim Jong Un’s March Activity: Preparing for the Day of the Sun

As Kim Il Sung's birthday approaches, the leadership observes a rocket test and tours construction projects

Kim Jong Un’s March Activity: Preparing for the Day of the Sun
Tristan Webb
Tristan Webb April 6, 2017
Reading North Korea news in China: Conspiracy theories and “bathroom language”

Reading North Korea news in China: Conspiracy theories and “bathroom language”

Amid Tillerson's visit, state media and the internet speculated on U.S. intentions and Kim Jong Nam

Reading North Korea news in China: Conspiracy theories and “bathroom language”
Adam Cathcart
Adam Cathcart March 30, 2017
How should we interpret purges in the North Korean secret police?

How should we interpret purges in the North Korean secret police?

The accusation that Kim Won Hong committed "human rights abuses" has roots in communist history

How should we interpret purges in the North Korean secret police?
Joanna Hosaniak
Joanna Hosaniak March 28, 2017
Engagement “very dangerous” for North Korea: veteran journalist

Engagement “very dangerous” for North Korea: veteran journalist

Inter-Korean relations got "worse and worse" over past 10 years, specialist journalist says

Engagement “very dangerous” for North Korea: veteran journalist
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll March 21, 2017
Read all about it: North Korea’s newspapers and how they differ

Read all about it: North Korea’s newspapers and how they differ

The DPRK's state-run newspapers offer little variety for their readers

Read all about it: North Korea’s newspapers and how they differ
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy March 21, 2017