Pay Attention: The “Commentator” Returns
In recent weeks, in response to US-ROK military exercises, Pyongyang has revived the “Commentator,” a format that once appeared from…
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Understanding Kim Jong Un’s Economic Policymaking: Key Findings and Implications
Understanding Kim Jong Un’s Economic Policymaking: Juche and Foreign Trade
Throughout this project, we have noted that some authors in North Korea’s two premier economic journals—Kyo’ngje Yo’ngu and the Journal…
Understanding Kim Jong Un’s Economic Policymaking: Foreign Trade Narrative
Attention on North Korean external trade tends to focus on the numbers, the import-export balance or earnings from specific export…