Author: Rob York

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Rob York is director for regional affairs at the Pacific Forum in Honolulu, Hawaii, and a former production editor at the South China Morning Post. He is a Ph.D. candidate in Korean history at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Analysis & Opinion

For trafficked North Korean women, the road to justice remains long

Rob York - March 18, 2022

Analysis & Opinion

How would a Biden administration deal with North Korea?

Rob York - August 3, 2020

Analysis & Opinion

Why North Korean human rights still matter

Rob York - June 15, 2020

Headline

What Thae Yong Ho offers South Korea’s conservatives

Rob York - April 6, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shake hands during the Hanoi Summit last month human rights agenda sanctions

Analysis & Opinion

Will Donald Trump ever do the right thing on North Korea,...

Rob York - March 2, 2020

Recent Articles

Popular South Korean cosmetics on offer in North Korean markets

Cosmetics craze sweeps N. Korea

June 18, 2025

N. Korea forces citizens to watch Kim propaganda on repeat

June 18, 2025

N. Korea’s vehicle smuggling halt drives used car prices through the...

June 18, 2025

North Korean taekwondo athletes performing during a martial arts event.

N. Korea cancels taekwondo anniversary amid sports diplomacy overhaul

June 18, 2025

Pyongyang elite embrace ‘designer’ clothes from abroad

June 17, 2025

Rason Market in North Hamgyong Province coronavirus

N. Korea’s market tax hikes drive underground commerce

June 17, 2025

N. Korea reaffirms ‘ultra-hardline’ US strategy to prosecutors

June 17, 2025

N. Korea orders anti-US propaganda blitz targeting youth

June 17, 2025

Kim Jong-un attends the launch ceremony of North Korea's new 5,000-ton Choihyon-class destroyer at Nampo Shipyard, surrounded by military officials with the large warship visible in the background during the April 25, 2025 ceremony.

N. Korea’s challenge to the NLL

June 16, 2025

North Korean officials in suits gathered around a conference table with laptops and a large display of green leafy vegetables, with a presentation screen visible in the background.

NK teachers bristle at classroom surveillance

June 16, 2025