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Kim Joo-il is a former captain in the Korean People’s Army. He is an activist residing in the UK. This week Parliament Street, a British think-tank, issued Kim’s report on how to foster democracy in North Korea. He makes four recommendations. First, “the UK and other European countries must actively lead an international initiative to [...]
London calling: News reports that the BBC was contemplating initiating a broadcast service aimed at North Korea got me thinking about a Clash-themed slave to the blog post. Obviously the more outside information that reaches North Korea the better, and given the US fiscal situation, it would be surprising if RFA got a big boost. [...]
One of the stories that we have been following is the development of the mining sector in North Korea. Yonhap is now reporting that according to the Seoul-based North Korea Resource Institute (NKRI), North Korea has nearly $10 trillion in underground minerals. As Scott Bruce points out in a recent piece, there are both financial [...]
In an earlier post, we looked at the weak record of the United States in admitting North Koreans to the country. We emphasized the complex diplomatic and legal issues: once North Koreans get South Korean citizenship and are “firmly settled,” it is hard to get a grant of asylum on standard refugee grounds. Jim Hoare, [...]
