Author Archive
Style or Substance? Kim Jong-un’s Personality Cult and Reform in North Korea
Sabine van Ameijden (Department of War Studies, King’s College, London) revisits the DPRK’s reforms of 2002, looks at Rason, and asks what standards need to be used to assess the depth of North Korean assertions of reform.
Revolution on the Margins? Surveying the Trade Environment in Rason
In a strongly-documented piece, Sabine van Ameijden assesses the risks inherent in any foreign investment in Rason, the special economic zone in the extreme northeastern corner of the DPRK.
Mahan Over the Tumen Delta: China’s Naval Ambitions for Rason
China’s role as a trading power along the North Korean frontier is already widely respected, but what about the PRC’s naval ambitions in North Korea? This essay looks at potential Chinese uses for the North Korean port of Rason.
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