Beijing… New Fragments from Mao in the Cultural Revolution 10 Dec 2018 In December 2013, scholars of the history of the PRC were given a shot in the arm via the publication of Mao Zedong Nianpu, 1949-1976, consisting of six volumes of previously obscure…
Borderlands… Evaded States: Security and Control in the Sino-North Korean Border Region 27 Jul 2017 Adam Cathcart, “Evaded States: Security and Control in the Sino-North Korean Border Region,” in Routledge Handbook of Asian Borderlands, Alexander Horstmann, Martin Saxer, Alessandro Rippa, eds., (Routledge: December 2017), forthcoming. The Chinese-Korean border…
China… Wartime History and Beijing’s Response to the New Defence Minister in Tokyo 5 Aug 20165 Aug 2016 In the wake of the Upper House elections in Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has completed a reshuffling of his cabinet. As described by Japan hand Michael Cucek, it was…
Chinese communist party… China and the North Korean Workers’ Party Congress 28 Apr 20166 Nov 2017 The following is the full text of an interview I recently gave, excerpts from which were published in Liberation, the quintessential Parisian daily, on 5 May 2016 (link). Q. Do we expect any senior…
Art… Notes on the Music Scene in Pyongyang 26 Mar 2016 I was in North Korea for several days in the middle of March 2016. While my main purpose was to visit the Sinchon Massacre Museum for a Korean War research…
My Publications… Recent Media Commentary on North Korea, and Chinese-North Korean Relations 23 Mar 201623 Mar 2016 With the apparent breakdown of Chinese-North Korean cultural diplomacy in December, North Korea's testing of a purported hydrogen bomb in January, and a missile test and sanctions debate in February,…
North Korea… Full Comment on the Latest American Detention in Pyongyang 25 Jan 201625 Jan 2016 I was interviewed for a story in TIME magazine [full citation: Charlie Campbell, "The Detention of a U.S. Student in North Korea Underscores the Risks of Travelling There," TIME Asia,…
Uncategorized Recent Work on Sino-North Korean Relations, History, and Chinese Foreign Policy 14 Oct 201516 Oct 2015 The arbitrarily configured 70th anniversary of the Korean Workers' Party, and the presence of a high-level Chinese delegation in Pyongyang, created a need for some commentary and context. This post…
Uncategorized Othello in Pyongyang: Reading North Korea in the German Archives, circa 1950-1977 4 Sep 2015 The relationship between East Germany and North Korea was not simply a curiosity of the Cold War; it was a relationship with tangible results, interactions, and ideals. Here are some…
Uncategorized North Korea has upped its game in the propaganda war 21 Dec 201421 Dec 2014 This essay was originally published at The Conversation on 19 December 2014, and is reprinted with permission. The release of The Interview, an American comedy depicting the death of North Korea’s Kim…
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