Reports of visible improvements in Pyongyang (but much less in the countryside), nuclear and missile testing, cyber-attacks, and Kim Jong-un’s public appearances have dominated recent media coverage and have caused memories of North Korea’s agricultural problems to fade. Now, however, hunger in North Korea may be reemerging as a concern.
While millennials around the world have generally optimistic views of their future, Korean youth are more cynical.
What are the practical implications of the U.S. Treasury Department designating North Korea a primary money laundering concern?
Will last week’s action by the U.S. Treasury Department to designate North Korea as a primary money laundering concern join the list of failures of unilateral sanctions?
The welfare state is a concept of government in which the state or a well-established network of social institutions plays a key role in the protection and promotion of the economic and social well-being of citizens.
While addressing the North Korean economy’s need for reliable sources of energy would be a key part of any economic revival in North Korea, the emphasis on nuclear power suggests that the North Korea is less interested in economic development than the rhetoric might indicate.
The Republic of Korea and the State of Israel have a lot in common: both were founded in 1948, both had to fight for their early existence, both have succeeded despite a lack of natural resources, both are lively democracies, and both are among America’s closest allies.
September, 1961 was not a happy time in South Korea, and parallels to today’s North Korea are uncanny.
The upcoming May 6th Congress of the Worker’s Party of (North) Korea is already a noteworthy event simply because it is happening at all. What might we expect from the May 6th Congress?
Even a cursory glance at the South Korean education system reveals a fervent interest for English learning in both public and private spheres.