Benjamin R. Young

@DubstepInDPRK

DPRK analyst/historian. GW PhD Candidate. Bylines in WaPo, The Guardian, NKnews. Ex-Fulbrighter in ROK. Writing thesis on DPRK's ties w/ Global South, 1957-94.

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Joined May 2010
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Sep 19

    Come to my lunch hour talk on Oct. 5th at where I discuss North Korea's ties w/ non-state actors

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  2. 33 minutes ago

    I miss the days of KCNA mistranslating inoffensive things like unicorn lair & not personal insults between 2 megalomaniacs w/ nukes

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  3. Retweeted
    2 hours ago

    Meanwhile military spending is 23% of GDP and Kim Jong-un is worth $5 billion.

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  4. 3 hours ago

    North Korea's translation errors stems from decades of isolation & lack of communication w/ foreigners. Dotard is product of closed borders

    📈 Kim Jong Un calls Trump a mentally deranged U.S. dotard. Searches for 'dotard' are high as a kite.
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  5. 4 hours ago

    Excellent blog post by Haggard on the latest North Korea sanctions order.

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  6. 4 hours ago

    These 2 megalomaniacs probably love how personal this conflict has become. A battle of 2 massive egos is dangerous.

    Kim Jong Un makes rare, standalone, first-person statement in response to Trump. KCNA filed this image, looks like there'll be video soon.
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  7. Retweeted
    12 hours ago

    So many ways to parse this statement...

    Just in: Trump says China has instructed its banks to halt all business with North Korea.
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  8. Retweeted
    19 hours ago

    Looking forward to this: A Revolutionary State: N. Korea’s Support of Non-State Actors | KEI |

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  9. Sep 20

    At least this argument is original

    Kim Jong un is a successful millennial and boomers are threatened by that
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  10. Sep 20

    As I write my diss., I want to acknowledge the tremendous help that is the 's . Their digital archive is so helpful

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    Sep 20

    RSVP now for our event on October 5 with ! Learn about North Korea's relations with non-state actors:

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  12. Sep 20

    My presentation on Oct. 5 at KEI: A Revolutionary State - North Korea’s Support of Non-State Actors:

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  13. Sep 20

    My mom and dad were living in Mexico during the 1985 earthquake and remember it vividly.

    So many parallels today with the 1985 Mexico City earthquake. Civil society again spearheaded rescue and assistance
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  14. Sep 19

    They should call these nations Authoritarian International

    Trade fair in North Korea next week, featuring companies from Iran, Syria, Cuba and Vietnam.
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  15. Sep 19

    In today's archival gems, organizer of '82 Juche seminar in India compared Juche to Gandhi's ideas.Participants mispronounced Juche as juicy

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  16. Sep 19

    In overhead cafe convos, a group of 3 are discussing how to legally shoot an intruder into their home. "Should u drag the body outside?"

  17. Sep 19

    This is true.

    Time for context: 'Destroy ' sounds intimidating, but didn't speak a word about a military strike. Only sanctions.
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    Sep 19

    It is a great time to be reminded of the value of the , to teach, learn, & support

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  19. Sep 19

    Trump brought up the Japanese kidnapping issue in his UN speech. Did Abe put this in his ear? There's no way Trump knew this 9 months ago

    2:23
    .: "If [the U.S.] is forced to defend itself or its allies, we will have no choice but to totally destroy North Korea."
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  20. Retweeted
    Sep 18

    Soon young South Koreans won't be able to buy a home. Oh wait, they can't do that already

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