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• Treasured Swords: Environment under the Byungjin Line

  By Robert Winstanley-Chesters on June 3, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Rarely do all three leaders of the Kim dynasty go on the public record about a single policy issue, and this makes inter-generational analysis of policy tropes a thorny proposition. However, we now have access to major treatizes on land management theory from the 1960s, 1980s and 2010s. Naturally, Robert Winstanley-Chesters has them lined up for comparison.

• Prospects for Food Self-Sufficiency in the DPRK: Interview with Tom Morrison

  By Matthew Bates on June 1, 2013 • ( 3 )

  

  Tom Morrison, an agronomist with extensive experience in the DPRK, speaks with Sino-NK’s Economics and Trade Analyst Matthew Bates about North Korea’s agricultural capacity and prospects for self-sufficiency in part one of a three-part interview.

• Skiing in Choppy Waters: North Korea Lays Out the Pyeongchang Hustle

  By Christopher Green on May 28, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  The North Korean Army is building a ski resort at Masik Pass. Christopher Green explains the significance and possible reasons behind North Korea’s decision to “go for the gold.”

• Rhetorical Arsenal or Honest Rapprochement: China’s Taiwan Policy and Korean Reunification

  By Mycal Ford on May 27, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Writing from Kaohsiong, Mycal Ford examines the complications and lessons of Taiwan-mainland ties for Korean reunification.

• Editor’s Note (UPDATED): Sino-NK “On Its Way to Meet You” at SOAS

  By Adam Cathcart on May 26, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Sino-NK continues to pursue a multitude of diverse research objectives, just a few of which are published here on the website. Next weekend, for example, Co-editor Christopher Green will be at SOAS in London, speaking about the South Korean media.

• Overwhelmed by Guilt: Pyongyang’s Evolving “Double Defector” Propaganda

  By Brian Gleason on May 25, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  Brian Gleason shows how instances of double defections are being slyly used by the North Korean regime for propagandistic effect.

• A Choe in the Land of La La: Reviving China-North Korea Relations

  By Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga on May 23, 2013 • ( 2 )

  

  What does a “special envoy” want and how does he get it? Analyst Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga establishes Choe Ryong-hae’s baselines for success as he takes the word of Kim Jong-un to Beijing.

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