Tag: Donald Kirk
Ties that Bind — Weighing the Sewol Tragedy
By Donald Kirk How much more will we really know about the construction companies that build apartment blocks that look...
What ‘News’ Bureau? The AP in North Korea
By Donald Kirk The effort the AP took to refute a story I filed says a great deal not only...
Google and KJU–Another North Korean Propaganda Coup
By Donald Kirk Once again the North Koreans are scoring a propaganda coup by exploiting the presence of a high-level...
Church? Volunteer Organization? Cult? The Nebulous World of Korean Religious Movements
By Donald Kirk Unknown outside Korea and little known to most Koreans, the Shinchonji Church and the Mannam organization are...
The Invisible Elephant — Asia and the U.S. Presidential Election
By Donald Kirk It’s hard to imagine Obama or Romney will have a credible answer on how to deal with...
Seeing, Hearing and Speaking No Evil: On the Propaganda Tour in North Korea
By Donald Kirk The skyline and traffic patterns of the North Korean capital of Pyongyang were not quite the same...
Jeju Island: Blood, Beauty and the Need for a Naval Base
By Donald Kirk The school girls in white blouses and plaid skirts surrounded me as I was deciding whether to...
Can’t You Hear Me Knocking? Donald Kirk on China’s Refugee Dilemma
By Donald Kirk The Chinese by now must be getting the message. How long can they pretend not to hear...
God Bless America: ‘Nam, 9/11 and a Never-Ending War
By Donald Kirk Bush may have talked tough about a “war on terror,” but he was only playing a game....