Regions / East Asia / Korea North

Noam Chomsky is a renowned linguist, the author of an abundance of books and arguably the most famous dissident intellectual in the United States. He talks to Andy Heintz about US exceptionalism, the best way to approach North Korea and the truth about ‘free trade agreements’.

Kim Jong-un's headline grabbing aggressive irrationalism takes some beating (though he might have met his match in recent times...)

Aidan Foster-Carter looks beyond the clichés of the secretive state.

A rare glimpse into the world’s most secretive country, by French aid worker Jérôme Bossuet who spent three years there.