North Korea

  • North Korea charges into the future

    The State of North Korea has its downsides, but in recent times it’s improved its fortunes – to the benefit of the people.

    This hasn’t come without a price that isn’t money. The toil of the North Korean people is perhaps its most notable feature, and a characteristic that goes into most news reporting.

    It’s because of this the build up of infrastructure in the state itself is now becoming more of a point of interest to people further afield than before.

    There is a sense that there must be more than meets the eye. This is confirmed by less ballistic public relations exercises by its ruling leadership that have challenged international narratives of late.

    The few failures in its military domain have not overshadowed the belief that it’s rising to present a modern threat that has been long in the making.

  • The Korea’s say things plainly to each other

    The situation or state of affairs between North Korea and South Korea is not often portrayed clearly in popular news media in the West.

    It’s not clear why this is.

    There are plenty of researchers that look into the matter and are able to communicate their findings clearly to media professionals in the same countries.

    The basic approach is to see that the two nations respectively attempt to state things openly that can be collected safely as secure information in both countries.

    This is a soft arrangement.

    It’s not meant for immediate interpretation in the West, but it’s possible to find out what it means in hindsight if work is done.

  • Like most States, North Korea is still trying

    In some sense the embattled state of North Korea is still trying to flex its muscles as it pursues the same policy of might over right. It doesn’t want to engage South Korea in much meaningful dialogue and so it looks to itself and the future for inspiration.

    This is how States are doing it right now. They’re managing their own affairs much better than handling the matters that occur elsewhere.

    It’s not cowardice at who’s in the world but a closer focus on each persons place in it. If new strength leads to new prowess, the old times of direct conflict may return.

    North Korea, meanwhile, is seeking to lead itself into a new place. It’s not necessarily built on weaponry alone, and even though there’s a lot to those rumours, there’s more to be fathomed elsewhere.

    It’s believed the State now allows citizens a level of personal responsibility beyond its former limited remit.

    This means, mainly, education is improving and at a rate in consideration of access to literature and freedoms we associate with a free mind.

    However, it’s a North Korean’s new duty to think about it rather than just admire its beauty or its art. It’s an intellectual revolution over a technical revolution, if we’re to think in those terms.

    This doesn’t change the state of affairs internationally, but it helps us to understand what’s going on meanwhile, and maybe apprehend reactions a lot better.