North Korea’s July 19 Local Elections Dispel ROK Allegations of Public Unrest
Summary The West’s take on North Korean elections is familiar: they are neither free nor fair, …
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The Rise and Fall of General Hyon Yong Chol
Kim Jong Un dismissed Hyon Yong Chol as North Korea’s minister of defense around April 30, …
The Third Session of 13th SPA: Business as Usual
The third session of the 13th Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA), held in Pyongyang on April 9, …
Keeping Up with the Kims: When Not to Freak Out
He’s alive! After a ten-day absence, Vladimir Putin surfaced looking, well, ten days older. A …