Reviews
North Korean Missile Tests and Northeast Asia’s Evolving Security Architecture
Sino-NK pits North Korea’s missile bonanza against US-South Korean drills and a more muscular Japan.
Hunger, Ethnic Affinity, and Exodus: Jaeeun Kim on Chinese Koreans during the Great Leap Forward
To what extent did Chinese Koreans in Yanbian in the 1950s and 60s turn to North Korea out of necessity?
Review: Mirrorlands: Russia, China, and Journeys In Between by Ed Pulford
Across the length and breadth of the Sino-Russian border, Ed Pulford discusses continuity and change in this oft-overlooked corner of the world, providing insight on the state of relations between these two countries in years -past and decades to come.
Review: The Interrogation Rooms of the Korean War by Monica Kim
Interrogation documents, Cold War loyalties, and Japanese Americans vs. North Koreans — moments from Monica Kim’s book and insights into her expansive vision of the Korean War.
Dual Perspective: Reading Thae Yong-ho
Thae Yong-ho’s memoir marks a bold attempt to push back the tide of South Korean public ambivalence toward North Korea, a sprawling 500-page narrative of his experiences in the DPRK diplomatic corps over twenty years and ending with his 2016 defection. Robert Lauler takes a look at this essential, if flawed, text.