The shocking end of 52 years of broadcasts to N. Korea
After 52 years of broadcasting hope into the darkness of North Korea, the silence is deafening. South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) has pulled...
Analysis: Kim Jong Un’s daughter not ready for succession spotlight
It would be no exaggeration to say that Kim Jong Un was the star of the military parade commemorating the 80th anniversary of Victory...
From Vladivostok: Witnessing the divide between North Korean leaders and laborers
I wrote this article at the departure gate of Vladivostok Airport in Russia. All direct flights to and from Vladivostok have been suspended due...
Why is N. Korea changing what’s inside the trash balloons?
North Korea's trash balloon provocations are going too far. I cannot help but condemn North Korea for using such underhanded methods, sending ten groups...
N. Korea’s recent exhibition in Russia only shows how backwards it is
An exhibition of North Korean products was held in Vladivostok on July 26, just one week after a summit between the leaders of the...
Five reasons the Korea Hana Foundation should not run Hana Centers
The Yoon Suk-yeol administration is promoting resettlement support for North Korean defectors as one of the central items on its political agenda. This issue...
N. Korean state media provides clues to actual conditions inside the country
Where are North Korean soldiers currently stationed, and what are their missions?
The answers to these questions can be gleaned, at least in part, from...
“Citizens with North Korean backgrounds”? What gives?
On Feb. 21, Korea's Presidential Committee for National Cohesion established a special commission on "trends among citizens with a North Korean background" to develop...
Some thoughts on Kim Jong Un’s outdated “20×10 regional development policy”
Kim Jong Un recently admitted that his country's regional economy is in a "pitiful state." He confessed that "our party and state are facing...
N. Korea’s bizarre propaganda slogan: “Love the future”
There was a time when it was possible to take pictures of North Korea by crossing the Yalu and Tumen rivers. After the border...
