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North Korea propaganda
October 09, 2020
North Korea Strengthens Propaganda Efforts Ahead of Key Party Anniversary
By Tae-jun Kang
There hasn't been much to celebrate in North Korea this year. But with a key anniversary looming, the propaganda machine is trying to set a more festive mood.
May 01, 2020
North Korea Gives Rare Response to Panic Buying Rumor
By Tae-jun Kang
North Korea almost never reacts to reports in foreign media. What's different this time?
January 13, 2020
China Tightens Grips on North Korean Defectors
By Tae-jun Kang
Arrests of North Korean defectors in China are up, even while Beijing moves to control North Korean propaganda within the Great Firewall.
August 01, 2019
Anna Fifield on the Cult of Kim Jong Un
By Shannon Tiezzi
The Kim cult of personality and what it means for U.S. diplomacy with North Korea.
March 30, 2019
What’s Behind North Korea’s Recent Efforts to Promote Its Education Sector?
By Tae-jun Kang
North Korean propaganda has been unusually fixated on praising the country's education sector. Why?
March 02, 2019
Behind North Korea’s YouTube Ambitions
By Tae-jun Kang
Pyongyang is not only after propaganda gains – social media monetization is a loophole to international sanctions.
September 17, 2018
South Korean Right's YouTube Dominance Catches North Korea's Eye
By Tae-jun Kang
Pyongyang is worried by a new trend: the rise of South Korean conservatives on YouTube.
August 04, 2018
What's Behind North Korea's New Internet Opening?
By Tae-jun Kang
Is North Korea really giving its people greater access to information?
July 25, 2018
North Korea's Influence Operations, Revealed
By Tae-jun Kang
North Korea is ramping up its efforts to manipulate opinions online, especially targeting South Koreans.
June 02, 2018
Don’t Forget: North Korea Is a Country, Too
By Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein
North Korea is more than its negotiators and official statements on the state news agency.
April 01, 2018
What North Korea Tells Its People
By Adam Cathcart
What does the North Korean government want its citizens to think about recent diplomatic efforts?
August 12, 2017
Why North Korea's Brinkmanship Will Never Stop
By Dmitriy Nurullayev
Playing up the idea of conflict with the United States is a key survival tactic for the Kim regime.
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