Jean Lee joins the Juie Mason Show to discuss threats from North Korea.
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New York Times: U.S. Is Watching North Korea for Signs of Lethal Military Action →
“The statements and policy changes are part of a broader strategy to destabilize and create anxiety,” said Jean H. Lee, a fellow at the East-West Center in Honolulu.
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Kim Jong Un Has a New Enemy No. 1—and It Isn’t the U.S.
Others caution that the latest shift is likely part of a familiar playbook for North Korea. “Given the political landscape, North Korea is looking for new and novel ways to ramp up tensions,” said Jean H. Lee, a visiting fellow at the East-West Center, a Honolulu-based think tank. “Calling South Korea Enemy No. 1 is a tactic Kim Jong Un may hope will spark some anxiety in the region and unease among South Koreans.”
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Hawaii Public Radio: Journalist who reported from North Korea shares experience →
Jean Lee speaks to Russell Subiono from Hawaii Public Radio’s The Conversation show.
Read MoreDW: North Korea's most powerful woman | DW Documentary →
She's probably the most powerful woman in North Korea: Kim Yo Jong, the dictator’s younger sister. She’s viewed as an emotionless and shrewd strategist for her brother, the North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un. But just who is the "Red Princess"?
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The gripping story of families who risk everything escaping North Korea.
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PBS NewsHour: Concerns grow as Kim Jong Un pledges support for Putin's war in Ukraine →
In his first trip outside of North Korea since the pandemic, Kim Jong Un met Vladimir Putin in Russia to discuss whether they each had something the other wants.
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NPR Consider This: What Putin and Kim Jong Un Stand to Gain by Meeting →
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Jean Lee about the upcoming meeting between Kim Jong Un and Putin — and what North Korea might get out of it.
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NPR All Things Considered: Putin's meeting with Kim Jong Un is about getting weapons and ammunition, experts say →
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Jean Lee about the upcoming meeting between Kim Jong Un and Putin.
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CNN's Erin Burnett Out Front: Kim Jong Un heads to Russia →
Jean Lee and Mark Hertling join CNN Erin Burnett Out Front to discuss Kim Jong Un’s trip to Russia to meet Vladimir Putin.
Read MoreJean Lee on CNN’s The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer on Sept. 4, 2023
CNN: Kim Jong Un may meet with Vladimir Putin in Russia →
Jean Lee joined Jim Acosta on CNN’s Situation Room to discuss reports that Kim Jong Un may meet with Vladimir Putin in Russia.
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New York Times: Kim Jong-un and Putin Plan to Meet in Russia to Discuss Weapons →
Jean speaks to the New York Times about the growing alliance between Russia and North Korea.
Read MoreNew York Times: Biden Welcomes South Korea’s Efforts to Warm Relations With Japan →
Jean speaks to the New York Times about Japan-South Korea relations.
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Voice of America: American Journalist Recalls Life as Reporter Inside North Korea →
Jean Lee shares how years of reporting from inside North Korea help her and her audiences better understand the nation.
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CBC Radio the Current Q&A: Detained American soldiers often used as 'bargaining chips' by North Korea: journalist →
Jean Lee speaks to The Current about the U.S. government's attempts to reach an American soldier in North Korea.
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The Current with Matt Galloway: The fate of a U.S. soldier who ran into North Korea →
Jean speaks to CBC Radio about a U.S. soldier who bolted across the heavily-fortified North Korean border .
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CyberWire's Hacking Humans: Lazarus Group: Breaking down the evolution →
This week on CyberWire’s Hacking Humans podcast, our guests are Jean Lee and Geoff White from BBC and the Lazarus Heist talking about what is coming up in Season 2 of their show and how the Lazarus Group is evolving.
Read MoreBBC The Context: Commentary on BBC report, "North Korea: The Insiders"
Jean Lee joins Lewis Vaughan Jones on BBC’s The Context to discuss BBC reports about hunger and food shortages in North Korea.
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Washington Journal: Jean Lee on U.S.-South Korean Relations and Biden Asia Policy →
Jean Lee talks about South Korean President Yoon’s visit to the U.S. and Biden administration policy toward Asia.
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The Lawfare Podcast: The Lazarus Heist: Season 2, with Jean Lee and Geoff White →
Jean joins the Lawfare podcast to discuss the North Korea-backed Lazarus Group, believed to have been responsible for several of the largest and most audacious incidents of hacking, ransomware and outright theft of the modern era.
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The FT’s review of The Lazarus Heist, the Peabody-nominated BBC World Service podcast.