How does North Korea Rate in Research Collaboration and Publishing of Results?
In recent years, there have been several studies conducted on the state of North Korean collaborative research, mostly focused on...
S. Scholten, NKR Intern
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Seeking 'Korea as a Whole'
Translated by NKR Intern Seung Yeon Chung On April 27th, 2018, there was a historical moment in which the leaders of both Koreas shook...
Sumi Jeon, YINKS Researcher
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When Covid-19 Meets the Spirit of Baekdusan
Translated by NKR Intern Jihyun Lee Covid-19 is attacking the Korean Peninsula. North Korea is strategically responding with an...
Jeong Dae Jin, YINKS Researcher
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Chongryon’s Assimilation to Japan
Adapting to another culture which is outwardly hostile toward one’s home country is a complex and identity-conflicting task. Any and all...
Chaewon Lim, NKR Intern
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Struggle for Power: A Theory on Post-Kim Jung-un North Korea
On May 3, Kim Jung-un made his first appearance in close to a month by attending a ceremony at the newly completed fertilizer factory in...
Benjamin Zimmer
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The Management of North Korean Materials in South Korean Libraries
“Knowledge is power.” There are no truer words in academia. Yet what happens when knowledge is limited, not just to a select few, but...
S. Scholten, NKR Intern
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Testimony and its Epistemological (Im)possibility
Picture Credit: Yonhap News, https://www.voakorea.com/a/2729885.html Resistance is a fact of history, and only in accepting this fact...
Luisa Kim, NKR Intern
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North Korea’s Regime Security and Coup Proofing Politics
North Korea’s society is a personalist dictatorship regime, in which the leader has access to unlimited discretionary power. In such a...
Soyoung Kwon, YINKS Researcher
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The No-Fly Zone and Its Effects on Surveillance
On September 19, 2018, North and South Korea adopted the ‘Agreement on the Implementation of the Historic Panmunjom Declaration in the...
Seung-chan Boo, YINKS Researcher
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Explaining the boom of leisure activities in North Korea
According to the Korea Development Institute, a recent boom of leisure facilities occurred in North Korea, ranging from the construction...
Alice Jaewon Lee, NKR Intern
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