North Korea: how the COVID outbreak is putting pressure on the regime

By Christoph Bluth, Professor of International Relations and Security, University of Bradford

For most of the COVID pandemic, North Korea has taken a different approach to the rest of the world. While other countries locked down and restricted international travel, the North Korean government took its own measures to protect itself, including denying the existence of the virus, refusing donations of vaccines and restricting information to its citizens.

In early 2020, North Korea had an advantage compared to other countries: much of the population never interacted…

Read complete article

~	Greek Coast Guard Under Scrutiny for Migrant Deaths

~	Concerns persist over herbicide spraying reports on Blue Line between Lebanon and Israel

~	Winter Olympians often compete in freezing temperatures – physiology and advances in materials science help keep them warm

~	EU: European Commission must urgently enforce landmark law to stop TikTok’s addictive harms

~	Restore and Bolster Congressional Oversight of DHS, ICE, and CBP

~	How much trouble is Keir Starmer in?

~	Reform has been warned that defecting Tories will damage its brand – and the first evidence is in

~	China’s panda diplomacy is becoming a liability for Beijing

~	Climate storytelling often ignores young people – arts-based research can change that

~	How husbands and wives try to find a balance between beauty and status – new research