North Korean Regime’s Nuclear Ambitions Starve Population as Sanctions Bite

North Korean Regime’s Nuclear Ambitions Starve Population as Sanctions Bite
People fish in the Bay of Wonsan, North Korea October 2016. The hotel in the background is scheduled for refurbishment as part of a massive project to redesign the entire city center. Christian Peterson-Clausen/Handout via Reuters
Matthew Little
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Beset by sanctions and now plagued with a poor harvest due to drought in spring, everyday North Koreans are facing two immediate dangers—officials hungry for bribes, and hunger itself.

Recent reports from Daily NK—a publication based in South Korea’s capital, Seoul, that specializes in finding sources inside North Korea—paint a stark picture of a country under an economic and agricultural squeeze.

Matthew Little
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Matthew Little is a senior editor with Epoch Health.
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