NK Leadership
The Demise of Military Hegemony in the DPRK
How do we know what we know about North Korea? Are eruptions of external violence and massive demonstrations signs of a desire for war, or negotiation? In the wake of the Cheonan sinking in spring 2010, former British Chargé d’affaires in Pyongyang James Hoare took to the pages of the Guardian, writing: “killing 46 sailors does not seem […]
Kim Jong Il Loved Nature, Nature Loves Kim Jong Un – Introducing ‘the Natural as Legitimator’ in DPRK Presentational Narratives
Kim Jong Il Loved Nature, Nature Loves Kim Jong Un – Introducing ‘the Natural as Legitimator’ in DPRK Presentational Narratives by Robert Winstanley-Chesters (Leeds University, UK / Environmental Analyst for SinoNK.com) It’s something of an understatement to assert that the rest of the world watches events in the DPRK with a sense of befuddled bemusement. […]
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…and the KCNA response to recent defector-centered media narratives.
‘True to the Instructions of the Great General’: Political Stability and Youth Work in Post-Kim Jong Il North Korea
On November 25, 1945, the northwestern city of Sinuiju was gripped by a coordinated rebellion of anti-communist youth. The multiple demonstrations on that day began with violence, and were violently suppressed. When the gunpowder aurora had lifted, the Soviet administrators summoned Kim Il Song from Pyongyang by airplane — the 30-something leader who had been […]
Refoulement et l’Espionnage: Recent European Reportage and Analysis on the Refugee Issue
Germany’s media market is particularly good at covering certain East Asian issues. Der Tagesspiegel‘s coverage of the Ai Weiwei affair, for instance, was nothing short of spectacular, and ongoing attention to Japan and China’s memory wars is also top-notch among journalists and writers in Berlin. Add to that a certain German flair for coverage of […]
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