Archive for August, 2012:
The Ecologic and the Politic, Nature and the Natural – A Virtual Symposium Exploring the North Korean Environmental
Robert Winstanley-Chesters lays down the gauntlet in a manifesto for a digital/virtual academic symposium focusing on the DPRK’s encounter with global and local environmental narratives.
Expedient Sell-Off or Prosperous Fundament? Scott Bruce on North Korea’s Mineral Economy
Scott Bruce, at The Diplomat, investigates the connection between North Korean economic reform and the country’s deep and possibly transformative mineral reserves.
Empty Beat: On the Relative Worth of North Korean Revolutionary Music Ensembles
The Moranbong Band’s meteoric ascent in North Korea has eclipsed ensembles associated with Kim Jong-il and cultural diplomacy with China. Analysis by Adam Cathcart.
Pedal Primacy: On the Bicycle in Kaesong
Christopher Green discusses the the ubiquitousness of bicycles in the DPRK, the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC), expropriation of wage earners at KIC and other joint ventures, and making it in North Korea’s urban areas.
Food Aid, Nuclear Digging, Regime Stability, and ‘Sources’: Yong Kwan’s Interview with Chris Green
A 50-minute interview on the series Bloggingheads.tv features Christopher Green, the international managing editor for the Daily NK in Seoul, with Yong Kwon.
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