Pyongyang

North Korean Government The type of government that exists in North Korea is brutal. The citizen’s living conditions are poor, most citizens are oblivious to what North Korea does, and North Korea’s government is gradually driving itself away from aid from other countries. North Korea is a communist dictatorship. There is no true definition for a communist dictatorship government. However, the definition of communism involves advocating class war and leading to a society in which all…

individual. This again is seen in modern day North Korea, where “Thousands of North Koreans have turned out for a mass rally at the main square in Pyongyang in support of their leader's call to arms. Chanting 'Death to the U.S. imperialists' and 'Sweep away the U.S. aggressors,' soldiers and students marched through Kim Il Sung Square in downtown Pyongyang during a 90-minute rally.” (McDermott) Conditions in North Korea are so bad that some have compared it to “Nazi Germany” (Weber), but…

For example, North Korea has four state-run television channels: the Korean Central Broadcasting Station, Pyongyang FM Broadcasting Station, Pyongyang Broadcasting Station and Voice of Korea. These four stations oftentimes play repeated monotonous government mandated North Korean news for the citizens. Through intense investigation The Central Intelligence Agency has determined…

North Korea is an Asian country located in the Northern part of the Korean peninsula. It is surrounded by China, South Korea, the East Sea, and the Yellow Sea. North Korea’s physical land mostly consists of rigid mountains and valley and is divided into the east and west coasts by the Nangnim Mountains. A multitude of river systems flow through the valleys and end up in the adjacent seas. Dormant volcanoes are scattered through North Korea’s mountain ranges. The temperature is generally cool in…

Little is known about the lifestyle of the people in North Korea. We, as citizens of the world, often hear the horrific stories of prisoners held at concentration-like camps, involving torture by guards, unsanitary conditions, rape along with involuntary abortions, deliberate starvation, cannibalism, public executions, brainwashing, death, and other barbaric treatment that breaks human rights laws (Kwon, 2013, p. 199). The most common form of punishment in these political prison camps is forced…

primary targets in this case would be special forces operations being conducted by North Korea. Kim Jong Un would remain in power, however, he’d be forced to abandon his goal of developing nuclear missiles. A consequence to this option would be that Pyongyang may view this as a full attack leading to an all-out response of retaliation. Decapitation as an option would aim to remove Kim Jong Un from power most likely via…

the issue has been brought back up recently. From 1985, they have made many deals to stop the production and tests of nuclear weapons, but they have either violated them or asked for ridiculous amounts of assistance. (“This isn’t the first time pyongyang has flirted with denuclearization,” Joe Sterling, March 9th 2018 CNN.) Today they are making steps towards connecting back with the world, including new peace talks with both South Korea and the United States. The idea of denuclearization may…

As portrayed in the movie The Interview, North Korea seems like a horrible place full of fake grocery stores and a cruel leader. In reality, North Korea’s situation is much worse. The average North Korean goes through many obstacles every day and has limited access to resources that citizens of other countries would have an abundant amount of access to. Through the continued abuse of human rights, no outside countries seem to believe that they should interfere with how North Korea treats its…

SyngMan Rhee, the first president and the founding father of the Republic of Korea. Born on March 26, 1875, in the province of Pyongsan, Korea. He was born in a family which was once rich. But by the time of Rhee’s birth, his family was collapsed financially. His family tree traces back to the kings of the Joseon kingdom. Rhee moved to Seoul and studied hard to take civil service examinations. When he reached 19, he started learning English from a American Methodist school. He spent his early…

There are dangers to starting this war with North Korea and reasons the United States has not started war. One large concern that would be brought up is what would happen to Seoul if war started. Japan is also under threat of attack as well. The Korea Asia-Pacific Peace Committee, which handles the North’s external ties and propaganda, gave the statement, “The four islands of the archipelago should be sunken into the sea by the nuclear bomb of Juche. Japan is no longer needed to exist near us…