Today, a new generation of North Koreans who grew up with a hybrid awareness of markets and illicit foreign media is driving a quiet paradigm shift against the regime’s extreme tightening of ideological control. This panel explores the frontlines of this information warfare. Moving beyond tragic defector narratives, three highly accomplished next-generation leaders will deliver analytical perspectives on the psychological evolution of North Korean youth, cutting-edge strategies for non-traditional information influx, and how these internal dynamics are destabilizing totalitarian control.
Find bios of speakers and moderators here.
Senior Fellow || Stimson Center, 38 North
Senior Fellow and Director || Korea Program and 38 North
Founder || North Korea Young Leaders Assembly and Lead Strategist, Global Peace Foundation
Spokesperson || People Power Party and Fulbright Scholar, University of Washington
Researcher and Fulbright Scholar || University of Illinois Chicago
