''North Korean Review'' is a biannual

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published by the

Institute for North Korean Studies The University of Detroit Mercy is a private Roman Catholic university in Detroit, Michigan. It is sponsored by both the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) and the Sisters of Mercy. The university was founded in 1877 and is the largest Catholic universi ...

(INKS), at the

University of Detroit Mercy The University of Detroit Mercy is a Private university, private Catholic Church, Roman Catholic university in Detroit, Michigan. It is sponsored by both the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) and the Sisters of Mercy. The university was founded in 1877 ...

in the United States. The journal was established in 2005 by INKS and

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. It publishes policy-oriented articles, short papers, commentaries, and case studies on all aspects of

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y ...

, including culture, history, economics, business, religion, politics, and international relations. The founding editor of ''North Korean Review'' is Suk Hi Kim. The

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of the journal is Yongho Kim of

Yonsei University Yonsei University (; ) is a private research university in Seoul, South Korea. As a member of the "SKY" universities, Yonsei University is deemed one of the three most prestigious institutions in the country. It is particularly respected in the ...

, and the

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is Lonnie Edge of the

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (abbreviated as HUFS; Korean: 한국외국어대학교) is a private research university based in Seoul, in South Korea. HUFS consistently ranks as one of the best universities in South Korea. The university ...

. The stated purpose of the journal is to provide an improved understanding of the complexity of North Korea. In March 2006, the ''

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'' said that it is "the first journal of its kind" and that it "belongs in most university libraries".

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