[뉴스] Inside the operations that took captive 2 North Korean soldiers fighting Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — When Ukrainian soldiers captured two North Korean prisoners of war last month, it provided the first undeniable proof of Pyongyang’s direct involvement in the war against Ukraine.
[뉴스] US warns North Korea becoming better prepared for war, fighting against Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The United States warned on Wednesday that North Korea is benefiting from its troops fighting alongside Russia against Ukraine, gaining experience that makes Pyongyang "more capable of waging war against its neighbors."
Russia has forged closer diplomatic and military ties with North Korea since Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
[뉴스] Are North Korean troops joining Russia’s war in Ukraine?
Russia’s army is forming a unit of some 3,000 North Koreans, a Ukrainian military intelligence source has told the BBC, in the latest report suggesting that Pyongyang is forming a close military alliance with the Kremlin.
[뉴스] Swedish diplomats set for imminent return to North Korea: Sources
Sweden is preparing to send diplomats back to Pyongyang soon to work at its embassy, multiple informed sources told NK News on condition of anonymity, marking a notable step toward the return of Western diplomats to North Korea since they left during the pandemic.
[뉴스] North Korean Spies Are Infiltrating U.S. Companies Through IT Jobs Companies are unknowingly hiring North Koreans for hundreds of low-level jobs, giving Pyongyang access to cash and IP
WASHINGTON—When cybersecurity company KnowBe4 was filling a remote IT job in July, it hired a highly skilled applicant who gave his name as Kyle and spoke accented English. He asked the company to ship his company laptop to an address in Washington state.
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...most troubling aspects head-on, the book investigates the all-encompassing propaganda machine and the state's total control over arts and culture. It takes readers from the showcase capital of Pyongyang to the harsh realities of provincial life, before turning to the darkest corners of the state: the horrific human rights abuses in its vast political prison camps and the devastating famine of the...
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...” Nuclear North Korea remains an essential guide to the difficult choices we face.
Coming from different perspectives—Kang believes the threat posed by Pyongyang has been inflated and endorses a more open approach, while Cha is more skeptical and advocates harsher measures, though both believe that some form of engagement is necessary—the authors together...
[학술논문] 풍수지리에서 본 고구려의 수도 안학궁성(安鶴宮城)과 장안성(長安城)의 도시계획 비교·분석
This paper analyzes and compares the city plans of the last two capitals - Anhwakgoong and Jangancastle towns of Goguryeo in Pyongyang, based on feng shui, topography of geomantic principles. In doingso, various historical documents and archaeological data were reviewed and analyzed. Findings and results of this study are summarized as follows:During the 4th, 5th and 6th centuries, China and surrounding...
[학술논문] How Authoritarian Regimes Maintain Domain Consensus: North Korea's Information Strategies in the Kim Jong-un Era
...to understand how the state interacts with the North Korean public, this paper employs Thomas Callaghy’s trifurcated “domain consensus” as a framework by which to sub-categorize Pyongyang’s approach: normative, utilitarian, and coercive. It focuses on the first of these types of consensus formation, the normative, by exploring the information strategies used by the Kim Jong-un...
[학술논문] Legitimacy and Regime Security in North Korea: Pyongyang’s Slogan Politics
The paper attempts to approach the survival of the North Korean regime in the perspective of changing legitimation modes and ideological management by the leadership to fill in possible ‘identity vacuum’ which could possibly lead to system collapse. With a content analysis of Rodong Sinmun, the representative North Korean newspaper, this paper follows the trajectory process of legitimizing
[학술논문] 최응석의 생애: 해방직후 보건의료체계 구상과 역할을 중심으로
Born in Pyongyang in 1914, Choe Ung-sok was a physician who lived through the Japanese colonial era (1910-1945), rule by the United States Army Military Government in Korea (USAMGIK; 1945-1948), and national division (1948). Influenced by socialism and social hygiene/social medicine during his studies in Japan, he played the role of representing the socialist camp in the discussions related to the...
[학술논문] Dilemma of South Korea’s Trust Diplomacy and Unification Policy
...ensure peace and stability between the two Koreas. At the same time, South Korea needs to recognize different priority of North Korean motives among security, well-being, and self-esteem in order to develop effective strategy to build mutual trust with Pyongyang. It needs to continue to engage Pyongyang to build mutual trust and stable partnership first to achieve an eventual peaceful unification.