The US State Department’s New Plan to Flood North Korea With Information
Bringing foreign entertainment into North Korea might be the best way to foster change.
By Jenna Gibson
October 01, 2016
Rogue State. Axis of Evil. Hermit Kingdom. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), otherwise known as North Korea, has plenty of frightening nicknames. And in many cases, they are not far off.
North Korea is notorious as one of the most closed-off, repressive nations in the world. And not without reason. Reporters Without Borders, Freedom House, and Human Rights Watch have all consistently ranked North Korea at the very bottom in the world in terms of basic freedoms. And an extensive United Nations Commission of Inquiry report laid out evidence of a systematic and brutal repression of every facet of daily life.
“It’s very hard to sustain that kind of brutal authoritarian regime in this modern world. Information ends up seeping in over time and bringing about change. That’s something that we are constantly looking for ways to accelerate,” U.S. President Barack Obama said in an interview in January 2015. Now, the United States government is putting money where its mouth is – $2,650,000 of it, to be exact.
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