The Jangmadang of Sino-NK, emblematic of its North Korean namesake, serves as a marketplace for ideas, representing a distinctive approach towards disseminating scholarly and empirically grounded perspectives on critical issues pertinent to East Asia. Managed by the staff of Sino-NK, this platform offers concise but timely insights into contemporary research debates and news.

Billion Dollar Miscalculation: B-52s, Korea, and Missiles

By | March 24, 2013

SinoNK dismantles the signals being sent by a B-52 run over Korea, and describes why a move away from American conventional deterrence would be a net loss.

Southern Teletubbies vs. Northern War Songs: Korean Media Dualities

By | March 20, 2013

Is South Korea a safe place today? It is safe enough for a TV show where Teletubbies talk politics, even as war songs thunder out of Pyongyang.

Growing Problem: Arrested Development

By | March 18, 2013

SinoNK digs in to the DPRK’s National Nutrition Survey for 2012 and finds reason for both concern and hope.

Putting Food on the Table: Rice Back in the News

By | March 15, 2013

SinoNK takes a skeptical look at links between North Korea’s staple food and Chinese enforcement of sanctions.

Jackson Five Ri-dux: More Sol-ju in the South Korean Media

By | March 12, 2013

It appears that the Ri sisters are not doing it for themselves, at least not in this new SinoNK blog post.