Refusing to conform: New book highlights female resistance in Kim Jong Un’s N. Korea
North Korea demands women serve solely as dutiful wives and mothers with no personal identity. A new book, "Women Are Not Dead," chronicles Seol...
Thoughts on Hwang Jang-yup’s memoirs
It has now been almost 30 years since Hwang Jang-yop defected to South Korea, but he remains the highest-ranking defector in history, far above...
New book highlights Kim Yo Jong’s place in N. Korea’s ruling hierarchy
Two major issues discussed by watchers of the Korean Peninsula are the health of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the question of...
New book sheds light on Kim Il Sung’s life
Ever since 1945, North Korea has been ruled by one family. Kim Il Sung was the first to lead the country, followed by his...
New book provides suggestions to incoming Yoon administration about its N. Korea policy
North Korea’s “nuclear clock” has been set back to 2017. North Korean authorities crossed the “red line” by launching a new intercontinental ballistic missile,...
New book investigates North Korea’s ideology of “self-reliance”
Where does North Korea’s durability come from? Despite its isolation resulting from sanctions and the closure of its borders due to COVID-19, the country...
New book suggests North Korea should abandon Juche ideology to develop economically
A new book by Bang Chan Yong, the president of KIMEP University in Kazakhstan, concludes that the only way for North Korea to preserve...
Reading North Korea through trash washed up in South Korea
A recently published book is drawing attention for analyzing conditions in North Korea by examining North Korean trash that washed up on South Korea’s...
Firefly Pierces the Fog of Tyranny
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Only a handful of memoirs and reminiscences by North Koreans make it into print in South
Korea,...
A Life in Pyongyang Leaves More Questions
Monica Macias’ life almost reads like a movie script. At eight years old she is sent with her two siblings to North Korea by...
