Posts Tagged ‘DPRK’

Power, Performance, and Agency: A Review of ‘Millennial North Korea’, by Suk-Young Kim

By | April 28, 2026

Account of North Korean mobile, media, and language use finds creative pockets of resistance amid enduring restrictions.

DPRK Media Review: Condemning US Allies and Ignoring Iran

By and | April 22, 2026

Despite Pyongyang-Tehran ties, and US and Israeli bombardment, Iran mostly remained absent from North Korean media coverage in March.

DPRK Media Review: Deepening Global Fault Lines

By and | April 03, 2026

The main party newspaper Rodong Sinmun reported on condemnation of the US by China and Russia, and tensions with the EU, amid fractured alliances over Venezuela, Greenland, and Iran.

Chinese Initiatives and the New Yalu River Bridge

By | March 20, 2026

Dandong’s municipal government is aiming to finally open the long-stalled project sometime during the remainder of 2026. Will North Korea comply?

A Review of ‘Nuclear North Korea’s Challenge to Deterrence Theories and Policies’, by Hwee-rhak Park

By | February 13, 2026

South Korean scholar introduces new concepts including ‘balance of fear’ to assess DPRK nuclear weapons in a global context.