Archive for August 30th, 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.
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