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Selling North Korea in New Frontiers: Profit and Revolution in Cyberspace

When the Internet became accessible to the international public in the 1990’s, it forever revolutionized the way people exchange information and communication. Demands for connection to the virtual world spurred…

April 2, 2012

Jane Kim

North Koreans Have Cell Phones - Why cell phones won’t lead to revolution and how they strengthen the regime.

Until the recent passing of Kim Jong-il, the world thought of North Korea as a Stalinist, Hermit Kingdom run by a crazy, nuclear weapon-building, grey jumpsuit-wearing dictator known as the…

April 2, 2012

Peter Nesbitt

Nothing to be Afraid of? North Korean Political Economy and Economic Reform

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) President Kim il-Sung explained to his counterpart Erich Honecker, President of the German Democratic Republic, in 1977 that building socialism in the DPRK is…

April 2, 2012

Ian Rinehart

Russia and the Six-Party Process in Korea

The stagnation of the six-party process has produced great anxiety in Russia over the future of the Korean peninsula. Indeed, in September 2010, even before the attack on Yeonpyeong and…

February 15, 2012

Stephen Blank

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Podcasts

Going Back to The Source: Jeffrey Robertson

What if our understanding of North Korea is inadvertently colored by the very resources that we rely on to deepen our knowledge of the country? What does this say about our policies…

May 10, 2019

From Maximum Pressure to Maximum Leverage: Daniel Wertz

Even before the meeting between President Trump and Kim Jong-un in Hanoi, foreign policy practitioners and observers were talking about the difficulties of sequencing international sanctions relief for North Korea…

April 12, 2019

When North Korea Embraces Mobile Technology: Yonho Kim

We imagine North Korea as a country that is carrying on not only a conflict left over from the Cold War, but also a decrepit legacy economy from the past.…

March 29, 2019

[Rebroadcast] Achieving Peace through Sanctions: Stephan Haggard

The second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on February 27 and 28 ended without an agreement. The key difference in the two leaders’ negotiating…

Topic: Human Rights

March 8, 2019

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Peninsula Blog

Jang Song-taek Returns From China

By Nicholas Hamisevicz Jang Song-taek, Vice-Chairman of North Korea’s National Defense Commission and uncle to Kim Jong-un, returned from China after several days of meetings about economic cooperation between the two nations, especially in the Special Economic Zones (SEZs). Jang brought back agreements on further SEZ cooperation and a renewed commitment by both parties to…

August 29, 2012

Nicholas Hamisevicz

Is Apple’s Win a Major Blow Against Samsung?

By Chad 0'Carroll In light of a California jury ruling Friday, Samsung now looks set to have to pay Apple more than $1 billion in damages for violating hardware and software patents following the conclusion of what may well be seen as a landmark case. With the verdict seen as a big win for Apple,…

August 28, 2012

Chad OCarroll

North Korea’s Economic Diplomacy with Southeast Asia

By Sarah K. Yun After the failed April 13 rocket launch, North Korea seemed to be headed towards increased isolation from the international community. The United Nations Security Council tightened the sanctions regime, while the United States canceled the 24,000 metric tons of food aid that had been part of the “Leap Day” Agreement. However,…

August 22, 2012

Sarah Yun

Korea Adjusts Policies as the Economy Hangs in the Balance

By Seongjin James Ahn Uncertain Times Ahead Due to its place in the global economy, it was inevitable that South Korea would feel the pinch of weakening global economic conditions. To say that the country is on the verge of a crisis would be going too far, but issues that have been brewing over…