Questions tagged [north-korea]
Questions relating to the government or politics of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), known as North Korea to the rest of the world.
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What are some of the amendments made to reduce the ideological influence on the North Korean judiciary?
The penal code is based on the principle of nullum crimen sine lege
(no crime without a law), but remains a tool for political control
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About N. Korea's Nukes and Delivery Systems
Sorry if this question is inappropriate for this SE or perhaps too technical but it is frankly a genuine concern for me.
Basically, the question is, how much should the claims of NK be believed? My ...
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What has Russia committed to NOT doing with North Korea, trade-wise?
Putin and Kim seem to be on a little bit of a bromance these days. It is speculated that Russia wants to get North Korean ammunition for its "special military operation" in Ukraine.
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What are possible sanctions the U.S. could put against North Korea if they were to provide arms to Russia?
Foreign governments and experts have speculated that Kim will likely
supply ammunition to Russia in exchange for receiving advanced weapons
or technology from Russia.
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Could there have been advantages to extending an invitation to North Korea to observe the Belt and Road Initiative?
Could there have been advantages to extending an invitation to North Korea to observe the Belt and Road Initiative?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belt_and_Road_Initiative
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Who is the Kim Kun Ok that North Korea named their recent submarine after?
According to CNN
The submarine, named “Hero Kim Kun Ok,” was launched to much fanfare at a ceremony attended by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday, according to the state-run Korean Central ...
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Is it possible for the Worker's Party of North Korea to become a minority?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_People%27s_Assembly
Under the 1972 Constitution, the number of seats in the Assembly was
655.[3] This was increased to 687 following the 1986 election.[4]
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Does political lobbying exist in North Korea?
Up until his death, Kim Jong Il maintained a strong national
military-first political system that equated stability with military
power. Kim Jong Un continues to carry on the militarized political
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What did North Korea's diplomatic mission achieve in Germany?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_of_North_Korea
I was looking at the article and noticed that North Korea has an embassy with Germany surprisingly enough. Knowing that there's ...
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Which countries other than China deport illegal North Korean immigrants back to North Korea?
The Chinese government routinely labels North Koreans as illegal
“economic migrants” and forcibly repatriates them under a 1986
bilateral border protocol. But as a party to the 1951 Refugee
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Was North Korea sanctioned for providing arms and advisors to Libya?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_North_Korea
In this article, we see that North Korea was caught providing weapons and advisors to Libya during the civil war, but I am wondering if ...
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How can one tell the missiles North Korea showed Sergei Shoigu are banned?
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Russia’s defense minister accompanied North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to a defense exhibition that featured the North’s banned ballistic missiles as the neighbors pledged to boost ties, North ...
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How do "opposition parties" in the North Korean parliament get their seats?
When looking at Wikipedia, I noticed that the Parliament of North Korea has multiple parties in the Parliament besides the Workers' Party, united under one coalition.
From the question Is there ...
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How do Realists explain US intervention in the Korean War?
Many sources argue that President Harry Truman went into Korea to prevent the conquest of an independent nation by the communist North. His motivations stemmed from the urge to resist the advancing ...
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Are there any international rules against firing ballistic missiles over other countries?
The BBC reports that (for the 2nd time since 2017) "North Korea fires ballistic missile over Japan". The missile fell into the Pacific ocean.
I'm guessing there are some treaties on the ...
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Has China shown any inclination towards a unified Korea?
If North Korea fell to South Korea, and China could get the US out of the peninsula, China would exchange an erratic belligerent poor state for a stable affluent trading partner on its border at the ...
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What might be dissuading Russia to sell advanced nuclear and military technologies to North Korea after the economic sanctions imposed against Russia?
What might be dissuading Russia to sell advanced nuclear and military technologies to North Korea after the economic sanctions against Russia? Since Russia feared NATO sanctions from weapon sales and ...
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How come there are still two Koreas?
How come there are still two Koreas while the other divisions created by the Cold War have ended? Do the people of Korea want the division to continue?
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Has the Russian Federation received any meaningful help from China or North Korea other than political statements against US/NATO/EU?
Ukraine has been receiving at least some help from various countries. I have read about many countries are sending gear and weapons to Ukraine.
Almost every country is supporting Ukraine morally. ...
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Is it legal in the US to take down North Korea's internet?
(Not sure if this question should be in the Law.SE, but it is deeply political)
American hacker says he keeps turning off internet in North Korea
This sounds pretty crazy to me because:
Denial-of-...
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Can the popular opinion in North Korea be determined?
What are the approaches for outsiders to measure/poll public opinion in a closed society like North Korea? In particular, are any figures for the political support of the current government accepted ...
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Does North Korea get permission to test-fly weapons over China and Russia?
The CNN video Experts on what North Korea's series of missile tests may mean summarizes several tests of different "flying objects" including (apparently) two hypersonic missiles or at least ...
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What are the most reliable source for information about North Korea politcal and social system?
I think that both internal and external sources wouldn't be fair about the data in two opposite ways, either improving or destroying the image of the country.
What could be a trustable source of ...
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Why was it so bad for Kim Jong Nam to "visit" Japan with a fake pass?
According the numerous news sources, Kim Jong Nam lost his "crown prince" position after he tried to visit the Tokyo Disneyland with a forged passport.
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Why China does not conquer North Korea now? [closed]
North Korea did not have a new nuclear test, and no rocket test since years ago. Its likely reason is economical (hunger), and political (doing this too much annoys all the big dogs around them - not ...
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Why is North Korea refusing COVID vaccine donations?
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/kim-jong-un-rejects-covid-vaccine-offer-urges-north-korea-n1278445
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered officials to wage a tougher
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How does having other countries support a security guarantee increases the likelihood that this security guarantee will be followed through?
But Putin, keen to use the summit to burnish Russia’s diplomatic
credentials as a global player, said he believed any U.S. guarantees
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Is there any restriction on whom can use the Seoul–Pyongyang hotline and for what type of communication it can be used?
North Korea’s state media outlet, KCNA, also said all inter-Korean
communication channels resumed operation at 10 a.m. Tuesday (0100 GMT)
in line with an agreement between Moon and Kim.
“The two ...
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Why won't China or Russia modernize North Korea's army by selling them modern military equipment?
North Korea's uses many outdated tanks, mostly T-62s, or based on T-62s, many of which would be expected to be ineffective against the more modern Abrams tank. The S-400 missile system is the best ...
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Who would have the strongest claim to power if Kim Jong Un were to die tomorrow?
Who would have the strongest claim to power if Kim Jong Un were to die tomorrow? Does his sister have the strongest claim, or is she likely to get shun by the North Korean elites, because she's a ...
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Is South Korea a province of Korea?
I am aware of the debate between whether Taiwan is a province of China vs whether Taiwan and China are 2 separate countries.
For that issue, China's official name is People's Republic of China and ...
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Why did the US invade Iraq for weapons of mass destruction but not North Korea [duplicate]
Why can the US invade Iraq for weapons of mass destruction but not North Korea who have confirmed nuclear weapons? Are they more scared of NK?
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How is North Korea democratic, if there's only one party with one ideology?
How is North Korea, which is officially called the "Democratic People's Republic of Korea", democratic, if there's only one party with one ideology? Is this a moving box in a non-movable box?...
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Is any country allowed to purchase conventional arms from North Korea?
North Korea Military Parade 2020
I was watching the latest North Korean video on its military parade. Looks like they have developed an impressive arsenal, and more importantly, a formidable defense ...
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How come Orwell's 1984 and North Korea are so similar? [closed]
Is it just a coincidence that Orwell published the book 1984 in June 1949 and North Korea was founded in September 1948?
I'm watching documentaries about North Korea and I'm shook by the similarities,...
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How does the United Nations get information on North Korea's economy?
I have read from a Bloomberg article that the North Korea economy has expanded by 1.8% according to the United Nations. However, I know the North Korean government is secretive with information about ...
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How much of North Korea's economy is supported by the black market?
I read from a news article that North Korea is generally supported by a black market that the government generally accepts . What percent of the economy is supported by this black market and how much ...
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Why did G.W. Bush remove North Korea from the list of sponsors of terrorism?
According to some news reports:
The designation of state sponsor of terror was removed from North Korea by President George W. Bush in 2008. North Korea was named among the ‘axis of evil’ countries ...
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What makes North Koreans to never manifest any rebellion or movement for democracy or civil rights? How come Kim Jong-un so successful at this?
How come North Koreans never rebel for democracy against the autocratic rule, whereas almost every other country in the world has successfully seen or is rebelling against the authoritarianism in some ...
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What would most likely happen if KJU threw in the towel and asked the South Korean government to take over?
If China would never allow it, let's just assume they aren't a factor and NK stands alone.
Would the SK government even be willing to take a completely broken country under its wing? And if they did ...
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Why haven’t North Korea already signed a peace treaty with South Korea?
After the end of the Korean War North Korea, China and the US had signed an armistice (as mentioned in the article, South Korea never signed the agreement), that formally ended the war. Considering ...
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Why won't the U.S. sign a peace treaty with North Korea?
Why won't the U.S. sign a peace treaty with North Korea? Is there a reason why it wasn't done sometimes after the cease fire? What was the purpose of not signing a peace treaty with North Korea if the ...
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Does the North Korean Dictator Kim Jong-Un have an heir?
Does the North Korean leader have an heir apparent for his successor? I think he was hidden even during his studies in Switzerland. Is there any heir apparent?
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Why does North Korea test their nuclear weapons underground?
When the U.S. and the Soviet Union were testing their nuclear bombs during the Cold War, they did the testing above ground. Why does North Korea test their nuclear weapons below ground, and how is it ...
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Why do world governments allow North Korea to continue to exist with it's current government? [closed]
I was recently listening to the story of a North Korean defector that was born and raised in internment camp #14. Hearing about the horrendous conditions, the brutal treatment of people, and the ...
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Paektu / Changbai border dispute — why does the BBC shade a large area around the mountain?
In this BBC News article, an area around Paektu / Changbai is shaded in grey despite being clearly north of the DPRK/PRC-border. Although there is a border dispute around the mountain, that would ...
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Why doesn't US use military force to retrieve citizens from North Korea?
There have been several American citizens detained in North Korea and one mortally injured during his incarceration. Under what circumstances do countries (such as the USA) use military force to ...
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Has North Korea made any statement on the alleged attack on its embassy in Madrid?
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On 22 February, a group of 10 assailants reportedly broke into the building, tying up, beating and interrogating eight people inside.
The incident took place just days before a ...
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Is the timing of the US-North-Korea summit in Vietnam and Michael Cohen's testimony in Congress coincidence?
Both event happened more or less at the same time. I wonder if this is a coincidence or actually a coordinated set of events?
In particular, was the summit arranged by Trump at the same time as the ...
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Are Russian, North Korean and other countries' show of strength aimed for a domestic or international audience?
I don't know if I'm asking this on a correct site but here it goes. I've noticed this trend on many occasions. Examples: recently Russia announced the start of production of new "superweapons" such as ...
