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As surely as the sun rises in the east, someone inevitably perceives subtle new signs of impending North Korean economic reform and a less belligerent foreign policy. Like ancient seers examining animal entrails to predict the future, modern prognosticators interp..
[2012-08-21 09:58] |
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▲ The spoils of (non) warAnother factor is military trends. Even today, the North Korean military enjoys many economic benefits under military-first politics. Obviously, there are power struggles within the military. There was once a fierce battle between Lee Young..
[2012-07-26 15:36] |
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▲ The 2009 currency redenomination as ‘economic terrorism’ In North Korea, markets emerged spontaneously as a result of the famine between 1994 and 1999. These new markets made the greatest possible contribution to ending the famine. To employ a metaphor; past ec..
[2012-07-26 09:33] |
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According to recent defector testimony, low- and mid-level cadres and the North Korean people are expecting big things from the Kim Jong Eun regime. The focus is on economic reform. Everyone is wondering whether the Kim Jong Eun regime really will improve the l..
[2012-07-25 18:00] |
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U.S.-South Korea missile guidelines are still unrevised, with negotiations ongoing since January last year. According to the January 2001 missile guidelines, South Korea can only have missiles that weigh less than 500 kg and have a range of less than 300 km. Be..
[2012-07-20 18:06] |
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The statement published on July 16th by Chosun Central News Agency caught my attention. It read, “1) A Chosun Workers’ Party Central Committee Politburo meeting was held in Pyongyang on July 15th. 2) The entire Politburo standing committee, Politburo members and c..
[2012-07-18 15:59] |
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It has been six months since Kim Jong Eun officially succeeded to power in North Korea. ‘Time flies’ is a phrase that everyone knows, but perhaps it doesn’t apply in Pyongyang. If anything, in Pyongyang time seems to have been slowing down of late. Indeed, the ne..
[2012-07-17 16:50] |
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"Unification” should mean "the 75 million people on the Korean Peninsula living happily together under the same system" As such, 'unification' is a complete state of peace on the Peninsula. And whether it takes five or fifty years, peace will only be established th..
[2012-07-16 10:48] |
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One of the most interesting pieces of news to come out of North Korea in recent times was the official announcement that the regime has no plans to conduct a third nuclear test. More important than the fact that the government has decided not to go ahead with a nu..
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