North Korea’s Tourism Industry: A Grand Initiative in Limbo
Background Developing the tourism industry has been a high priority under Kim Jong Un, at least up until 2020, when…
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The Pandemic and North Korea’s Tourism Industry: Another Shock for the Regime
Just when its numbers were booming, and it had become a solid source of foreign currency for the regime, the…
The Kaesong Industrial Complex: Setting the Stage for a Successful Second Act
This article draws from research conducted in the preparation of International Crisis Group’s recent report, “The Case for Kaesong: Fostering…
One Year After the Singapore Summit: A Breakthrough in Search of a Strategy
An exchange of personal insults and a mutually reinforcing cycle of escalation brought the United States and North Korea to…