Freedom-based unification is a provocative approach that is unlikely to elicit a positive response from the North Korean leadership.
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A new documentary pokes fun at the regime and it’s leader, but are there risks to laughing at North Korea?
Bronwen Dalton and Kyungja Jung explain how North Korean women are driving a new form of grassroots capitalism. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
A survey shows the impact foreign media is having on North Korea’s residents, despite the government’s harsh crackdown
Amid signs of growing domestic disquiet over his repressive regime, North Korea’s leader is trying to deflect scrutiny by upping war rhetoric.
After three years of isolation under a strict COVID lockdown, North Korea could face another terrible famine.
A defecting North Korean gymnast recently went back after struggling to make a new life for himself.
Kim Jong Un has followed his father and grandfather in ruling by fear. The coronavirus pandemic has made North Korea ever more isolated, while expanded military capabilities make it a growing threat.
Does the election of two North Korean defectors to the South Korean National Assembly signal a breakthrough in public acceptance of this politically significant minority?
A cross-border love story set on the Korean peninsula is the most popular television drama in South Korean history.
By matching narratives from North Korean escapees with Google Earth images, a fuller picture is emerging of abuses in North Korea.
Donald Trump is unmoved by high risks and wild odds, apparently feeling that his sheer cunning will always win, including, now, in geopolitics — his latest casino.
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