Dispelling Myths and Misconceptions about North Korea

Published: June 12, 2024, 4:32 p.m.

In this edition of\xa0Wilson Center NOW,\xa0we are joined by Sung-Yoon Lee, Fellow with the Wilson Center\u2019s Indo-Pacific Program, Former Kim Koo-Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies and Assistant Professor, the Fletcher School, Tufts University. He discusses his project at the Wilson Center, \u201cThe Pyongyang Playbook:\xa0 North Korea\u2019s Provocations, Peace Ploys, Propaganda, and Unification Policy.\u201d Lee explains that while many in the West often mock North Korea and the Kim regime, we need to take the self-isolated, totalitarian state much more seriously.