Between Wishful Thinking and Realism: Hopes for a Pyongyang Spring
On September 20, 2016, the US Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor …
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The 7th Party Congress in North Korea: A Return to a New Normal
The single most remarkable thing about the 7th Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) is …
The 2016 North Korean Budget Report: 12 Observations
On March 30, 2016, the 9th plenary meeting of the 13th Presidium of the Supreme People’s …
The Economics of Kaesong: Examining the Numbers
In response to my article on the Kaesong closure, I have received many helpful comments. In …