Nate Kerkhoff, NKR Intern
The Value of Human Exchange and North Korea
The diplomatic detente between the United States and North Korea can be seen as a potential new path forward for the long-time...
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Ryo Sahashi
A Mood of Reconciliation around North Korea: No Change to be Seen in the Foreseeable Future
After all the excitement around the historical summit between North Korea and the United States that took place in Singapore on June...
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Tashia Shupert
A False Sense of Status: North Korean Migrants in South Korean Media Frames
As North Korean defectors and migrants evoke both alarm and sympathy from people worldwide, questions emerge as to the role that popular...
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Erin Jones Sauers, NKR Intern
North Korean Market Women as a Part of Larger Korean Women’s History
Kim Ki-Chang, Quiet Listening, 1934 Research on women in North Korea has recently become a hot topic. As many readers will know, this is...
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Daniel Mitchum, NKR Intern
Modern misconceptions of North Korea
Image 1. Kim Jong Un on a Unicorn. A lack of reliable information on the country means North Korea is often portrayed inaccurately, if...
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Maria Rosaria Coduti
North Korea and Iran’s nuclear programs: A misleading analogy? There are many similarities between t
“States like these [North Korea, Iran and Iraq], and their terrorist allies, constitute an axis of evil, arming to threaten the peace of...
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Mark Sommer
Pyongyang, Propaganda, and Postage Stamps
Image Source: Colnect.com, North Korean Stamp Catalog, https://colnect.com/en/stamps/stamp/610043-Spy_ship_Pueblo_captured_by_North_Korea...
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Joo Young Chung
Is it possible for China to strengthen its sanctions against North Korea?
Since 2016 and in the wake of it's sixth nuclear test, North Korea’s nuclear capability presents a clear and present danger to...
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Grace Boyan, NKR Intern
The Challenges Facing Enforcement of American financial Sanctions on North Korea
Introduction On September 26, 2016, the United States Department of Justice announced that it was charging four Chinese nationals and a...
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Hong Gun Sik, YINKS Researcher
North Korean Human Rights Law – Past and Present
“Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation...
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