Bryan Betts
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INVESTIGATION: The Korea Foundation funneled at least $9.4M to U.S. think tanks from 2019-2023 - making it one of the top global funders of American policy research in the world - while avoiding foreign agent registration requirements.
w/ @IfangBremer:
koreapro.org/2025/07/how...
w/ @IfangBremer:
koreapro.org/2025/07/how...
July 23, 2025 at 9:57 AM
INVESTIGATION: The Korea Foundation funneled at least $9.4M to U.S. think tanks from 2019-2023 - making it one of the top global funders of American policy research in the world - while avoiding foreign agent registration requirements.
w/ @IfangBremer:
koreapro.org/2025/07/how...
w/ @IfangBremer:
koreapro.org/2025/07/how...
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Chinese internet users reacted with a mix of awe and anger to North Korea’s new Wonsan Kalma resort, questioning why only Russian tourists were given access and raising doubts about the project’s sustainability.
www.nknews.org/2025/07/chin...
www.nknews.org/2025/07/chin...
Chinese citizens marvel at North Korea’s megaresort, and fume at their exclusion | NK News
Chinese citizens have voiced mixed views on North Korea’s new Wonsan Kalma beach resort that opened this week, with online comments ranging from awe at the tourism zone’s scale and expressions of a de...
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July 3, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Chinese internet users reacted with a mix of awe and anger to North Korea’s new Wonsan Kalma resort, questioning why only Russian tourists were given access and raising doubts about the project’s sustainability.
www.nknews.org/2025/07/chin...
www.nknews.org/2025/07/chin...
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It seems I've also been placed on leave, just like the rest of my VOA colleagues.
Truth is, I can't know for sure, because when I woke up this morning in Seoul, I'd already been locked out of all VOA-related systems and accounts.
Truth is, I can't know for sure, because when I woke up this morning in Seoul, I'd already been locked out of all VOA-related systems and accounts.
My colleagues and our broadcasts, devoted to telling America’s story to the world — honestly, fairly and with an unwavering commitment to the truth, are being silenced this weekend. open.substack.com/pub/newsguy/...
Requiem for the voice that carried a nation’s conscience
VOA's signal for 83 years crossed borders and ideologies—now its silence will speak volumes.
open.substack.com
March 16, 2025 at 1:09 AM
It seems I've also been placed on leave, just like the rest of my VOA colleagues.
Truth is, I can't know for sure, because when I woke up this morning in Seoul, I'd already been locked out of all VOA-related systems and accounts.
Truth is, I can't know for sure, because when I woke up this morning in Seoul, I'd already been locked out of all VOA-related systems and accounts.
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Short thread on this article and the big takeaways: I argue that given the shape of their launch sites, the DPRK is likely using an antiquated guidance system that significantly limits their survivability.
I have an article in @nknewsorg.bsky.social on the limitations of North Korea's guidance systems and what that means for their survivability. Give it a read!
www.nknews.org/pro/why-guid...
www.nknews.org/pro/why-guid...
Why guidance systems are the Achilles’ heel of North Korea’s missile arsenal | NK PRO
North Korea has made great strides building and testing a variety of large liquid and solid-fueled strategic missile systems over the past nine years, including the Hwasong-15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 long-...
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January 22, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Short thread on this article and the big takeaways: I argue that given the shape of their launch sites, the DPRK is likely using an antiquated guidance system that significantly limits their survivability.
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HIRING: We are hiring THREE new roles at Korea Risk Group.
If you're interested in geopolitics and the Korean peninsula, this is the perfect time to get involved in our mission.
Let's go through the roles one-by-one.
If you're interested in geopolitics and the Korean peninsula, this is the perfect time to get involved in our mission.
Let's go through the roles one-by-one.
December 11, 2024 at 7:29 AM
HIRING: We are hiring THREE new roles at Korea Risk Group.
If you're interested in geopolitics and the Korean peninsula, this is the perfect time to get involved in our mission.
Let's go through the roles one-by-one.
If you're interested in geopolitics and the Korean peninsula, this is the perfect time to get involved in our mission.
Let's go through the roles one-by-one.
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It has been a turbulent day in South Korea since President Yoon Suk-yeol imposed martial law, citing alleged "anti-state forces."
In my latest for @nknewsorg.bsky.social, I examined Yoon's frequent attempts to target political opponents by labelling them "pro-North."
www.nknews.org/2024/12/yoon...
In my latest for @nknewsorg.bsky.social, I examined Yoon's frequent attempts to target political opponents by labelling them "pro-North."
www.nknews.org/2024/12/yoon...
Yoon’s strategy linking opponents to North Korea crumbles in martial law fiasco | NK News
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s reliance on anti-North Korea rhetoric as a political strategy reached a dramatic peak with his brief declaration of martial law, but the move’s swift collapse hi...
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December 4, 2024 at 11:33 AM
It has been a turbulent day in South Korea since President Yoon Suk-yeol imposed martial law, citing alleged "anti-state forces."
In my latest for @nknewsorg.bsky.social, I examined Yoon's frequent attempts to target political opponents by labelling them "pro-North."
www.nknews.org/2024/12/yoon...
In my latest for @nknewsorg.bsky.social, I examined Yoon's frequent attempts to target political opponents by labelling them "pro-North."
www.nknews.org/2024/12/yoon...
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