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6.28 Back on the Docket?: Economic “Improvement” Hints Return
Is economic change on the way, or was it already here, or is the DPRK government spinning yet another yarn? Christopher Green reports on new rhetorical evidence of “improvement” (개선).
Yuanization Writ Large: Daily NK Confirms the Rush to RMB
Christopher Green talks through data points indicating North Korea continues its inexorable slide toward Chinese currency usage.
Up Close and Personal: Dennis Rodman Hits Pyongyang
The capricious act of a dictator addicted to hoops, piercing the ethos of foggy secrecy in Pyongyang, or just a calculated push forward for North Korean sports propaganda? Christopher Green investigates.
A Nuclear Hangover: South Korean Editorial Roundup
Christopher Green and Steven Denney dissect editorials from four South Korean daily newspapers following the North Korean nuclear test to provide a more nuanced breakdown of the domestic response in the South.
Red Box, Blue Box, Green Box: Arguing against Institutional Pluralism
Christopher Green examines the durability, and the deficiencies, of the “post-totalitarian” thesis for the DPRK, and furthers the quest for a developmental understanding of North Korea.
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