Mobilizing Human Rights Infrastructure in 24 Languages: Interview with Blaine Harden
A young man named Shin Dong-hyuk stands at the forefront of a cultural shift that is changing the way the world perceives, and divides, North Korea the state and North Korea the people. In the first part of an outstanding new interview, Blaine Harden, the author of Shin’s story, speaks to Adam Cathcart about what it all means in part one of a three-part series.
The Golden Age Is Over: Stacking Up Borderlands Sources in Dandong
Are dozens of Chinese capitalists really camping out in Pyongyang, trying to get their money back? Adam Cathcart translates and goes back to the future to find out.
Knives, Lassoes, and Accordions: A Chinese Traditionalist View of the Korean Peninsula
Ding Gang’s recent skepticism about American intentions around the Korean peninsula is the subject of a short investigation by Mycal Ford.
The Loved Republic: South Koreans and the Trusted State
Steven Denney returns with a blog about one Korean nation with two Korean states, and responds to a disputed question: which state is the most loved?
From Penn State to Pyongyang: The Trans-Pacific Political Geography of Grass
Robert Winstanley-Chesters raises the curious and symbolic topic of grass, drawing a line all the way from Penn State to the manicured lawns of North Korea.
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