Charles K Armstrong is professor of Korean Studies at Columbia University, specialising in modern Korean, east Asian, and international history. His most recent books are Tyranny of the Weak: North Korea and the World, 1950-1992 (Cornell University Press, 2013) and The Koreas (Routledge, 2nd edition, 2014). His earlier books include The North Korean Revolution, 1945-50 (Cornell University Press, 2003) and Korean Society: Civil Society, Democracy, and the State (Routledge, 2nd edition, 2006)
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Published in: HomeNorth Korea's family purgeKim Jong-un's execution of his uncle casts a revealing light on the tensions and weaknesses within the Pyongyang...
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Published in: openSecurityNuclear weapons, basketball diplomacy and war in Korea
While North Korea's nuclear threats towards the US remain in the realm of the absurd, the government's latest...
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Published in: HomeNorth Korea: change of signs
Pyongyang looks and feels different under Kim Jong Un's leadership, but how much do new buildings, markets and...
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Published in: HomeKim Jong-Il: leadership and legacy
North Korea's leader of almost two decades has died. What happens next will determine Kim Jong-Il's place in the...
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