Beyond the Blanket Ban: Reframing the International Response to North Korea’s Overseas Labor
Despite United Nations (UN) sanctions aimed at ending its labor exports, North Korea continues …
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Foreign Affairs
Evil geniuses, stumbling fools, or something in between, we will attempt to divine the real motives behind Pyongyang’s foreign policy moves.
After the Party: Assessing North Korean Coverage of Party Founding Celebrations
North Korea commemorated the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) in …
North Korea-China Relations Not Yet Fully Restored; North Korea Hints Kim-Trump Talks Possible, Reaffirms Two Koreas Policy
This article is from the second edition (July-September 2025) of 38 North’s new quarterly …
The Fourth Chair: Vietnam’s Pyongyang Showing
After spending years watching North Korea’s parades, usually half awake at odd hours, counting …