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

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par 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…

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