[뉴스] Inside a phone smuggled out of North Korea
Reporter: We've got hold of this phone that was smuggled out of North Korea last year, and it shows some of the surprising lengths the regime is now going to to censor information.
[뉴스] North Korea claims another successful test of its hypersonic glide missile tech
...tested a missile that could become one of the world’s fastest and most accurate weapons – with the potential to ultimately be fitted with a nuclear warhead.
Kim Jong Un’s regime successfully tested a hypersonic glide vehicle that was fired aloft using solid-fueled engines on Sunday, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said, marking the fourth such test claimed...
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...examining the fascinating duality of a collapsing centrally planned economy operating alongside a vibrant, illegal black market system that has given rise to a new, wealthy class.
Confronting the regime's 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...
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...youngest daughter of Dear Leader Kim Jong Il, his ‘sweet princess’, become the ruthless chief propagandist, internal administrator and foreign policymaker for her brother’s totalitarian regime?
The Sister uncovers the truth about Kim Yo Jong, her close bond with Kim Jong Un and the lessons in manipulation they learned from their father. He also examines the iron grip...
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...riveting history—it is also a divided nation. South Korea is a vibrant democracy, the tenth largest economy, and is home to a world-renowned culture. North Korea is ruled by the most authoritarian regime in the world, a poor country in a rich region, and is best known for the cult of personality surrounding the ruling Kim family. But both Koreas share a unique common history.
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[학술논문] The Organizational Life: Daily Surveillance and Daily Resistance in North Korea
...Every adult in North Korea has to be a participant in a multitude of rituals that serve a dual purpose of surveillance and indoctrination. In this article, we describe how the organizational life is arranged and also explain the ways it contributes to maintaining the domestic stability of North Korea and to manufacturing consent for the current regime. The study is based largely on refugee interviews.
[학술논문] 조선인민군 총정치국 설치 배경에 대한 연구-한국전쟁 시기 북중(北中)갈등을 중심으로 -
...within the every level of the North Korean military, from Corps to company.North Korea established GeneralPolitics Bureau(GPB),a party organization,within the military on 21stOct,1950.North Korean regime announced thatthe reason forthe establishmentofa party organization within the military was that there was a need to strengthen military principles during the Korean War,when North Korean military...
[학술논문] Planning for North Korean Collapse: Military Missions and Requirements
...successfully consolidate power in Pyongyang. People worry that his failure to secure power would lead to a power struggle or an implosion, and possibly to regime collapse. To be sure, such a collapse has been predicted for decades, and the regime many “uddle through”for many years to come. Nevertheless, it is vital to plan ahead for the contingency of collapse because of the magnitude of...
[학술논문] Ieodo as Metaphor? The Growing Importance of Sovereignty Disputes in South Korea–China Relations and the Role of the United States
Territorial sovereignty disputes are taking on increasing importance for South Korea–China relations over the past decade as concerns about regime stability in China and North Korea deepen, as Chinese foreign policy becomes more assertive, and as South Korea reacts to these developments. Analyzing such disputes is important for understanding how the bilateral relationship is evolving. Some of...
[학술논문] Kim Jong-un’s North Korea: What Should We Expect?
In the short run, one should not expect any significant change in Pyongyang. The North Korean leaders will continue diplomatic maneuvers aimed at extracting foreign aid, and they will stubbornly avoid domestic reforms and will not consider denuclearization. All these policies might be annoying and even dangerous to the outside world, but from the point of view of North Korea leaders, such things make