Tag Archives: North Korea

What Foreign Language Do North Koreans Learn? English!

Posted on April 20, 2013 by

North Korea has been in the news in the past few days and weeks. Most of the attention has been negative; tensions have risen between North Korea and the United States. Not that this is new. The two countries have … Continue reading →

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How North Korea Fell Behind South Korea, Part 2

Posted on November 25, 2012 by

It seems that there were three main events that caused North Korea’s economic decline: juche, the end of Soviet aid, and the incompetence of Kim Jong-Il. Continue reading →

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How North Korea Fell Behind South Korea, Part 1

Posted on November 17, 2012 by

The story of the two Koreas is a common American tale amongst the educated classes. Continue reading →

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The Gender Imbalance in People Fleeing North Korea

Posted on July 1, 2012 by

In the past decade an interesting phenomenon has occurred in South Korea: a small but steady flow of refugees from the northern end of the peninsula. Continue reading →

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North Korea: A Very Rational Country

Posted on December 25, 2011 by

It’s popular amongst the media to characterize North Korea as an irrational state run by a madman. North Korea continuously provokes the West, it is said, for no apparent reason. Proof that it’s an unpredictable, irrational actor that could do anything. Continue reading →

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