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North Korea propaganda
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?
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Behind North Korea’s YouTube Ambitions
March 02, 2019
Behind North Korea’s YouTube Ambitions
Pyongyang is not only after propaganda gains – social media monetization is a loophole to international sanctions.
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Behind North Korea’s YouTube Ambitions
South Korean Right's YouTube Dominance Catches North Korea's Eye
September 17, 2018
South Korean Right's YouTube Dominance Catches North Korea's Eye
Pyongyang is worried by a new trend: the rise of South Korean conservatives on YouTube.
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South Korean Right's YouTube Dominance Catches North Korea's Eye
What's Behind North Korea's New Internet Opening?
August 04, 2018
What's Behind North Korea's New Internet Opening?
Is North Korea really giving its people greater access to information?
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What's Behind North Korea's New Internet Opening?
North Korea's Influence Operations, Revealed
July 25, 2018
North Korea's Influence Operations, Revealed
North Korea is ramping up its efforts to manipulate opinions online, especially targeting South Koreans.
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North Korea's Influence Operations, Revealed
Don’t Forget: North Korea Is a Country, Too
June 02, 2018
Don’t Forget: North Korea Is a Country, Too
North Korea is more than its negotiators and official statements on the state news agency.
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Don’t Forget: North Korea Is a Country, Too
What North Korea Tells Its People
April 01, 2018
What North Korea Tells Its People
What does the North Korean government want its citizens to think about recent diplomatic efforts?
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What North Korea Tells Its People
Why North Korea's Brinkmanship Will Never Stop
August 12, 2017
Why North Korea's Brinkmanship Will Never Stop
Playing up the idea of conflict with the United States is a key survival tactic for the Kim regime.
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Why North Korea's Brinkmanship Will Never Stop
North Korea's Choice for the Next South Korean President
January 20, 2017
North Korea's Choice for the Next South Korean President
Anyone but Ban Ki-moon, apparently.
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North Korea's Choice for the Next South Korean President
North Korean Defectors: Floods More Damaging Than the World Thinks
November 04, 2016
North Korean Defectors: Floods More Damaging Than the World Thinks
North Korean defectors believe official figures far underreport the scale of the disaster.
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North Korean Defectors: Floods More Damaging Than the World Thinks
North Korean Defectors and Propaganda Theater
April 22, 2016
North Korean Defectors and Propaganda Theater
The North and South Korean governments race to spin a rare mass defection to their own advantage.
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North Korean Defectors and Propaganda Theater
We Didn’t Provoke North Korea
August 30, 2015
We Didn’t Provoke North Korea
Why suggestions to cease “provocative” acts are misguided.
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We Didn’t Provoke North Korea
North Korea: A Passion for Propaganda Posters
July 10, 2015
North Korea: A Passion for Propaganda Posters
Willem van der Bijl built an impressive collection of North Korean propaganda posters, until the regime had had enough.
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North Korea: A Passion for Propaganda Posters
North Korea Bashes US for Police Killings
May 01, 2015
North Korea Bashes US for Police Killings
A North Korean newspaper uses the recent killing of Walter Scott to slam the US for human rights abuses.
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North Korea Bashes US for Police Killings
North Korea Unmasks Spies in Televised Press Conference
March 28, 2015
North Korea Unmasks Spies in Televised Press Conference
The press conference is part of North Korea's strategy to paint the outside world as a frightening place.
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North Korea Unmasks Spies in Televised Press Conference
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Shankaran Nambiar on the State of New Malaysia’s Economy
July 09, 2019
Shankaran Nambiar on the State of New Malaysia’s Economy
A conversation on the state of Malaysia’s economy under its new government, and the implications for domestic and foreign policy.
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