North Korea – Myth and Reality
A seminar that aims to separate myths from facts about a country central to world politics and yet little understood.
Is North Korea a nuclear threat?
Are economic sanctions working?
How do North Koreans view their own country?
How will recent economic change in North Korea impact the country's political and social future?
Speakers
Loretta Napoleoni, journalist and political analyst
Ulv Hanssen, Research Fellow at the European Institute of Japanese Studies and Associate Research Fellow at UI
The seminar was moderated by Björn Jerdén, Head of UI’s Asia Programme