Articles related to North Korea on Worldcrunch

Photo of leaders at the China Military parade

In The News donald trump

No New World Order: Xi’s Alliance Of Autocrats Can’t Rival The West

by Matthias Naß September 16, 2025September 17, 2025

In The News diplomacy

Iran’s Greatest Miscalculation: Playing The North Korea Card

by Homayoun Naderifar July 2, 2025July 2, 2025

In The News presidential elections

Sunshine, Nukes And Lee: The High-Stakes Balancing Act For South Korea’s New President

by Pierre Haski June 4, 2025June 4, 2025

File photo of Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meeting in Beijing back in November 2017

Geopolitics asian continent

Trump’s Return Will Reignite U.S-China Rivalry — And The Rest Of Asia May Get Burned

by Philippe Le Corre January 21, 2025May 24, 2025

Done With Men — Inside South Korea's 4B Movement Of Radical Feminism

Society south korea

Done With Men — Inside South Korea’s 4B Movement Of Radical Feminism

by Felix Lill December 14, 2024May 24, 2025

Why Kim Jong-un Went All In On His Alliance With Putin — And Left Trump Behind

Eyes on the U.S.putin

Why Kim Jong-un Went All In On His Alliance With Putin — And Left Trump Behind

by Yann Rousseau November 12, 2024May 24, 2025

Photo of people walking past a TV showing a newscast of satellite footage of North Korean troops

Geopolitics ukraine war

As North Korean Troops Join The Russian Front Line, Keep An Eye On China

by Steffen Richter October 29, 2024May 24, 2025

Talkin' World War III Blues? North Koreans In Ukraine, Iran v. Israel, U.S.-China Heat

Russia-Ukraine War south korea

Talkin’ World War III Blues? North Koreans In Ukraine, Iran v. Israel, U.S.-China Heat

by Pierre Haski October 25, 2024May 24, 2025

Photo of two people looking at the North Korean side of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas through binoculars, from South Korea's Unification Observatory in Paju, north of Seoul.

Geopolitics south korea

Why North Korea’s Latest Threats Are More Dangerous Than Ever

by Pierre Haski October 15, 2024May 24, 2025

Montage of a photo contact sheet showing several photos of Kim Jong-un and Vladimir Putin walking on a red carpet

Geopolitics ukraine war

Pyongyang Lessons: Putin Leans In To Role As World’s Autocrat-In-Chief

by Roman Anin June 22, 2024May 23, 2025

A tv screen shows a file footage of North Korea's long-range ballistic missile launch during a news program at Yongsanl railway station.

Geopolitics ukraine

Russia’s UN Veto On North Korean Sanctions, A New Blow To International Order

by Pierre Haski March 29, 2024May 24, 2025

On Democracy, Republics And Lula's Theory Of Relativity

On Democracy, Republics And Lula’s Theory Of Relativity

by Alidad Vassigh November 29, 2023May 21, 2025

photo of putin and kim in front of a red guard rail

Geopolitics donald trump

Putin & Kim: What Happens When Two Pariahs Have Nothing Left To Lose

by Pierre Haski September 14, 2023May 24, 2025

North Korea celebrates 75 years of its armed forces.

Future south korea

Will Hack For Nukes: Inside North Korea’s Cryptocurrency Extortion Ring

by Michelle Courtois June 19, 2023May 19, 2025

Image of a TV screen with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un's second public appearance with his daughter during a photo session with officials when intercontinental ballistic missile

Geopolitics russia

Kim Family Dynamics: We Overlook North Korea At Our Peril

by Pierre Haski April 20, 2023May 19, 2025

Photo of a 2019 Chinese military parade for the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China

Geopolitics south korea

South Korea And Japan: Burying An Ugly Past To Counter China’s Rise

by Pierre Haski March 2, 2023May 19, 2025

Far Out, Far East: Meet North Korea's Biggest Booster In Taiwan

Geopolitics south korea

Far Out, Far East: Meet North Korea’s Biggest Booster In Taiwan

by Dan Wu August 15, 2022May 19, 2025

Vivid's app is seen on a display of an iPhone while the candlestick chart of a cryptocurrency is shown on a monitor in the background

Economy ukraine

Russian Oligarchs Turn To Crypto To Skirt Sanctions

by Hannah Steinkopf-Frank February 24, 2022May 21, 2025

Kim and Trump happy meal?

No Free Lunch: What Trump Must Face On North Korean Nukes

by Worldcrunch March 1, 2019May 23, 2025

A worker at the Kangso Mineral Water Factory that is shown to foreigners to display its modernized industries

In The News economic development

Pyongyang Potential: Could North Korea’s Economy Take Off?

by Imani Barbarin June 22, 2018May 22, 2025

Reopened communication channel between North and South Korea

North Korean Defectors Watch Summit With Hope, Trepidation

by Worldcrunch June 11, 2018May 22, 2025

Kim and Moon and a historic handshake

In The News peace

Next On The Korean Peninsula: Trump And Pyongyang Nukes

by Worldcrunch April 27, 2018May 21, 2025

Do you trust this man?

In The News trump

How Kim Jong-un’s Nuclear Arsenal Could Lead Us To Peace

by Worldcrunch September 4, 2017May 20, 2025

In the center of Pyongyang

In The News north korea

Pyongyang Puts On A Modern Face But Misery Lingers

by Giacomo May 2, 2017May 20, 2025

P-yodel-yongyang-yo

Food / Travel travel

A Swiss Man’s Bizarre Quest To Give Kim Jong-Un A Toblerone

by Worldcrunch March 10, 2016May 22, 2025

In Pyongyang

Food / Travel north korea

Back In The USSR, Russian Eyes On The New North Korea

by Emily Liedel October 31, 2015May 22, 2025

Univoca app, bridging the lingo gap between the two Koreas.

Future south korea

App Helps North Korean Defectors Learn Southern Slang

by Worldcrunch June 4, 2015May 23, 2025

Pyongyang Taedong River at sunset

Geopolitics economy

The Last Temptation Of Pyongyang

by Bertrand Hauger November 7, 2014May 23, 2025

For once you'll want to know where the emergency exits are

Economy airplanes

Climb Aboard North Korea’s Airline, Rated Worst In The World

by Anne Sophie Goninet April 21, 2014May 24, 2025

Kim Jong-un likes his German wheels...

Geopolitics north korea

How Kim Jong-un Gets His Hands On Western Luxury Goods

by Patrick Randall April 10, 2014May 24, 2025

Stability at last?

Society north korea

Real Change Afoot In North Korea? A Look From The Inside

by Patrick Randall November 29, 2013May 23, 2025

Rare snow storm in Jerusalem

Geopolitics budget

Kim Jong-Un’s Uncle Executed, More On Syria Attacks, Child Euthanasia

by Bertrand Hauger November 13, 2013May 22, 2025

Kim Jong-un's first public appearance since Sept. 3.

Geopolitics who

Kurdish Gains In Kobani, Kim’s Back, NYC Rats

by Bertrand Hauger October 14, 2013May 23, 2025

Skiim Jong-un...

Inside Switzerland’s Decision To Bury Kim Jong-Un’s Ski Resort Dreams

by Sarah Collings August 23, 2013May 21, 2025

Workers at one of Kaesong industrial park's assembly lines

Economy workers

Shutting Down Sunshine: A Complex Where North And South Koreans Worked Together

by Leo Tilmont May 21, 2013May 22, 2025

North Korean guard looking south

Geopolitics south korea

On The Trip Of Death From North To South Korea

by Marion Girault-Rime May 16, 2013May 23, 2025

Heading into trouble?

Kim Jong-Un’s Sabre-Rattling And The First Lesson Of The Cold War

by Marion Girault-Rime April 4, 2013May 24, 2025

Exclusive glimpse at North Korea's Masik Ryong ski resort

Geopolitics putin

Kiev Crackdown, N. Korean “Provocation”, Crimean Dolphins

by Bertrand Hauger March 26, 2013May 22, 2025

He's in the money

Geopolitics north korea

North Korean Dirty Money, American Silence – A View From China

by Bertrand Hauger March 15, 2013May 22, 2025

Unprecedented worries over the Korean Peninsula

Ideas diplomacy

China Must Just Say ‘No’ To North Korea Before It’s Too Late

by Jeff Israely February 28, 2013May 22, 2025