Harbinger or Hoax: A First Painting of Kim Jong Un?
Ever since Kim Jong Un was introduced to the public in late September 2010—when he was first …
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Suicidal, Calculating, or Constrained? Yeonpyeong Island and North Korea’s Motives
If I were slightly more egocentric, I would suspect that Kim Jong Il always waits until I …
Post-Cheonan DPRK Foreign Policy: Signs and Signals
On July 15, 2010, 38 North held a workshop that gathered together experts from the U.S., South …
Hu Jintao, Deng Xiaoping or Another Mao Zedong? Power Restructuring in North Korea
“Finally,” one is tempted to say. The years of speculation and half-baked news from dubious …