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An Outsider’s Perspective: A War of Minds and Perception on the Korean Peninsula

An Outsider’s Perspective: A War of Minds and Perception on the Korean Peninsula

"If we don’t take Kim Jong Un at his word then we may be throwing away a valuable perspective on his intent"

An Outsider’s Perspective: A War of Minds and Perception on the Korean Peninsula
NK News
NK News April 11, 2013
Andrei Lankov on Reform & Foreign Perspectives of North Korea

Andrei Lankov on Reform & Foreign Perspectives of North Korea

In part two of extended interview, Lankov talks about prospects for reform and foreign views of North Korea

Andrei Lankov on Reform & Foreign Perspectives of North Korea
Subin Kim
Subin Kim April 11, 2013
What To Make Of Pyongyang’s Recent Political meetings?

What To Make Of Pyongyang’s Recent Political meetings?

Reading Tea Leaves: The Central Committee and Plenum and the Supreme People’s Assembly

What To Make Of Pyongyang’s Recent Political meetings?
NK News
NK News April 5, 2013
Young, Reckless Leaders: History Repeats Itself in North Korea

Young, Reckless Leaders: History Repeats Itself in North Korea

Former philosophy student of Kim Il Sung university reveals the similarities between contemporary inter-Korean tensions and those during the 1970s

Young, Reckless Leaders: History Repeats Itself in North Korea
NK News
NK News April 1, 2013
Why North Korea Keeps On Raising Peninsula Tensions

Why North Korea Keeps On Raising Peninsula Tensions

6 Reasons why North Korea keeps on escalating the situation

Why North Korea Keeps On Raising Peninsula Tensions
NK News
NK News March 30, 2013
Seoul’s Pyongyang Baby Obsession: Is Kim Jong Un a Dad?

Seoul’s Pyongyang Baby Obsession: Is Kim Jong Un a Dad?

South Korean media speculates that Ri Sol Ju, wife of Kim Jong Un, may have already given birth

Seoul’s Pyongyang Baby Obsession: Is Kim Jong Un a Dad?
Darcie Draudt
Darcie Draudt March 14, 2013
Ri Sol Ju Goes Viral: What Social Media Reveal about North Korea’s First Lady

Ri Sol Ju Goes Viral: What Social Media Reveal about North Korea’s First Lady

What does the South Korean internet think about Kim Jong Un's infamous wife, Ri Sol Ju?

Ri Sol Ju Goes Viral: What Social Media Reveal about North Korea’s First Lady
SINO-NK March 12, 2013
Meet Kim Jong Il’s ghostwriter

Meet Kim Jong Il’s ghostwriter

U.S. GHOSTWRITER SAYS HIS 'UNAUTHORIZED AUTOBIOGRAPHY' OF KIM JONG IL WILL EXPLAIN THE METHOD BEHIND THE DICTATOR'S MADNESS

Meet Kim Jong Il’s ghostwriter
Andrew Pascoe March 5, 2013
How Eccentric Dennis Rodman Was Welcomed Home in Pyongyang

How Eccentric Dennis Rodman Was Welcomed Home in Pyongyang

Basketball diplomacy follows an abandoned 2009 Eric Clapton visit, showing the important role of Kim family personal interests

How Eccentric Dennis Rodman Was Welcomed Home in Pyongyang
Nate Thayer
Nate Thayer February 28, 2013
Kim Jong Un Focuses Visit Schedule On Military

Kim Jong Un Focuses Visit Schedule On Military

Kim Jong Un doesn't seem to care about anyone else but Pyongyangites and military men. What does that mean for the regime?

Kim Jong Un Focuses Visit Schedule On Military
NK News
NK News February 22, 2013