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Revolutionary Solidarity: Castro’s cozy relationship with North Korea

Revolutionary Solidarity: Castro’s cozy relationship with North Korea

The death of the iconic Cuban leader offers chance to examine his close relations with N. Korea

Revolutionary Solidarity: Castro’s cozy relationship with North Korea
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young November 28, 2016
It’s time to stop referring to North Korea as “Confucian”

It’s time to stop referring to North Korea as “Confucian”

Those linking the Chinese philosopher with the DPRK have misunderstood both

It’s time to stop referring to North Korea as “Confucian”
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy November 24, 2016
Glasnost? The early years of culture in post-war North Korea

Glasnost? The early years of culture in post-war North Korea

How Kim Il Sung lured intellectuals to North Korea - and purged them

Glasnost? The early years of culture in post-war North Korea
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko November 10, 2016
Ask a North Korean: Guns and going hunting in North Korea

Ask a North Korean: Guns and going hunting in North Korea

Hunting is rare and heavily restricted, and the most prized animal specimens go to top brass

Ask a North Korean: Guns and going hunting in North Korea
Kim Yoo-sung
Kim Yoo-sung November 4, 2016
Young Pioneers: How Kim Jong Un wins the youth for Juche

Young Pioneers: How Kim Jong Un wins the youth for Juche

Despite information coming in from outside, the ruling party still holds the monopoly on truth

Young Pioneers: How Kim Jong Un wins the youth for Juche
Adam Cathcart
Adam Cathcart October 20, 2016
Tracking the DPRK’s intelligence operations
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Tracking the DPRK’s intelligence operations

North Korea's secret services are essential to keeping the regime in power

Tracking the DPRK’s intelligence operations
Stephan Blancke October 18, 2016
Donju taxes: N. Korea kills the goose that lay the golden eggs

Donju taxes: N. Korea kills the goose that lay the golden eggs

A recent drive for hard cash in North Korea is hitting the middle class

Donju taxes: N. Korea kills the goose that lay the golden eggs
Robert E. McCoy
Robert E. McCoy October 17, 2016
How to help North Koreans without helping the regime

How to help North Koreans without helping the regime

The omnipresence of the regime presents a moral challenge for those who want to aid the people

How to help North Koreans without helping the regime
John Lee
John Lee October 11, 2016
Why Kim Jong Un won’t visit North Korea’s flooded regions

Why Kim Jong Un won’t visit North Korea’s flooded regions

Security concerns keep the North Korean leadership from traveling too far from Pyongyang

Why Kim Jong Un won’t visit North Korea’s flooded regions
Donald Kirk
Donald Kirk October 7, 2016
Philippe Pons: Avoiding cliché covering North Korea as a journalist

Philippe Pons: Avoiding cliché covering North Korea as a journalist

In a new book, Le Monde writer shares his 35 years of experience covering the DPRK

Philippe Pons: Avoiding cliché covering North Korea as a journalist
Frederic Ojardias
Frederic Ojardias September 21, 2016