Posts Tagged ‘Juche in France’

France and North Korea: Odd Partners

By | May 03, 2012

When Charles de Gaulle’s government shocked the West in 1964 by recognizing Maoist China, a French trend of difference — particularly when it comes to East Asia — with its neighbors and the United States was emphasized.  Today, even as France is locked in a domestic struggle for the angry rural voter and “neither advancing […]

The North Korea Lobby, French Edition

By | March 12, 2012

As the Unhasu Orchestra prepares for its March 14 French debut, a few words about the communications and political environment surrounding North Korea in France seem apropos. — Editor Emmanuel Daniel, “Qui sont les lobbies nord-coréens en France [Who Lobbies for North Korea in France]?” Slate.fr, January 6, 2012 http://www.slate.fr/story/48375/coree-nord-france-juche  [Translated by Adam Cathcart.] Upon […]