Tag: State of Paranoia

North Korea: State of Paranoia

North Korea: State of Paranoia

By Paul French   “Even the Albanians described North Korea as an ‘unbelievably closed society.’”[i] Famine, credit default, constant blackouts, economic collapse, failed piecemeal reforms, nuclear weapons, repression – the indicators of a failed state are no longer hidden from the world now, despite North 

South Korea – the DMZ and the Bollinger Hall

South Korea – the DMZ and the Bollinger Hall

“There ain’t no D in the DMZ.”[1] It was a privilege for those from the West to be able to see the DMZ and Panmunjom via a U.S. tour organized by the USO.  If I kept my Hong Kong identity, I could not have gone.