Nicolas Levi Articles

Book reviewed – A statistical analysis of the North Korean overseas laborers in Poland during the period 2000-2017: current status and prospects

One of my latest published books entitled A statistical analysis of the North Korean overseas laborers in Poland during the period 2000-2017: current status and prospects was recently reviewed by Larisa Zabrovskaia. The review is available in the journal ПРОБЛЕМЫ ДАЛЬНЕГО ВОСТОКА (Problems of the Far East). Complimentary information is available here.

Nicolas Levi North Korean Nuclear Program

The North Korean nuclear dismantlement and the management of its nuclear wastes

I’m delighted to announce the publication of my latest report entitled The North Korean nuclear dismantlement and the management of its nuclear wastes, prepared for the Boym Institute in Poland, a leading institution in Poland analyzing innovations in Asia.


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Nicolas Levi Articles

New Security Agency set up in North Korea

North Korean authorities recently established in July 2020 a new Central Committee agency called the “Organization Administrative Department” that will handle surveillance and “party control” over the country’s legal, security and police agencies. One of its key missions will be the control over the borders of North Korea.

This organization may be similar to the former Central Administration Department of the WPK, which was managed by the deceased Jang Song Thaek.

Its director wll be Kim Jae Ryong, who also acted as former Prime Minister of North Korea. He was replaced by Kim Tok Hun.