Editor’s Column
Articles and features from the Editors of 38 North.
Stopping the Nuclear North
The following article by 38 North editors, Joel Wit and Jenny Town, was originally published at foreignpolicy.com on July 26, 2011. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's announcement this weekend that North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kae Gwan will soon visit New York City is the strongest indication yet that the six-party talks—the [...]
Interview with Daniel Gordon
The following is an exclusive 38 North interview with Daniel Gordon, producer and director at VeryMuchSo Productions, and director of The Game of Their Lives, A State of Mind, and Crossing the Line. We would like to extend our sincerest thanks to Mr. Gordon for taking the time to email us his responses. His North Korea documentary trilogy has [...]
Recommended Reading: A Korea of Mythic Proportions
The following recommended reading was written by Morton Abramowitz, a senior fellow at The Century Foundation, and published by The National Interest on December 23, 2010. A Korea of Mythic Proportions By Morton Abramowitz American foreign-policy discussions are often more about us than other nations. This is made all the worse when [...]
The Future of the North Korean Regime: A Conversation with James Church and Jennifer Lind
38 North recently talked with author James Church, and Jennifer Lind (Assistant Professor of Government, Dartmouth College) about the future of North Korea. 38 North: In the 1990s there was a flurry of speculation that North Korea would collapse. We saw this again two years ago, after Kim Jong Il's stroke. What do you think the chances are [...]
