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38 North Interview with Stephanie Kleine-Ahlbrandt on the UN Panel of Experts Latest Report to the Security Council Published Today

38 North

Sep 5, 2019

Interviewee: Stephanie Kleine-Ahlbrandt, former Finance and Economics Expert on UN Panel of Experts Established Pursuant to Resolution 1874. What are…

Searching for Signs of Doi Moi in North Korea

Derek Grossman, Christian Curriden and Dung Huynh

Aug 9, 2019

Commentary, Economy

Last month, Kim Jong Un recalled Kim Myong Gil back to Pyongyang from Hanoi, presumably to be involved in nuclear…

Facing the Tuberculosis Crisis in North Korea: The Humanitarian Work of the Eugene Bell Foundation

Avram Agov

Jul 31, 2019

Commentary, Human Security

Among the healthcare problems facing North Korea, tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most perilous. In 2017, the World Health…

North Korea Is Not Desperate: The New Geostrategic Environment in East Asia

Ruediger Frank

Jul 11, 2019

Commentary, Foreign Affairs

The discussion surrounding the surprise meeting at the DMZ between US President Donald Trump and DPRK State Affairs Commission Chairman…

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