Sometimes, the silence can be like thunder
US President Barack Obama’s “Why Can’t We Be Friends?” is officially over, and aside from US Special Envoy Stephen Bosworth’s arrival in the DPRK around 8 December, an auspicious date … Continue reading
Lost in Translation
The final reports from the East have yet to be prepared on the Obama-Lee summit in Seoul. But the Western media offers some interesting write-ups of the US-ROK meetings. The … Continue reading
Nostalgia Files
The Academy Of Korean Studies has released 1,062 photos of North Korean social and political life from (ca.) 1945-1949 (also see DailyNK here). This is quite the research score for … Continue reading
“Grand Bargain” Endorsed by Obama: LMB; The Bozz to Pyongyang 8 December
This is a breaking development, but ROK President Lee Myung-bak has said US President Barack Obama has signed onto the “grand bargain.” It remains to be seen whether this is … Continue reading
North Korea Leadership Watch 