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"?
Read MoreBeyond Utopia documentary →
The gripping story of families who risk everything escaping North Korea.
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.
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FT: The Lazarus Heist returns with more outlandish tales of fraud and skulduggery →
The FT’s review of The Lazarus Heist, the Peabody-nominated BBC World Service podcast.
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BBC: Outside Source →
Jean Lee joins BBC’s Outside Source to discuss North Korean hackers and the launch of Season 2 of The Lazarus Heist.
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BBC: Global News Podcast →
Jean Lee appears on BBC’s Global News Podcast to discuss North Korea and the. launch of Season 2 of The Lazarus Heist.
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Sky News Daily: What's going on with Kim Jong Un and his daughter? →
On the Sky News Daily, host Niall Paterson explores what it means for the secretive North Korean leader to reveal his daughter in public. Niall is joined by Jean H Lee, who set up the first Associated Press bureau in the country, and James Fretwell, an analyst at the North Korean news monitoring service NK News.
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National Geographic's North Korea: Inside the Mind of a Dictator →
Exclusive interviews and intimate archival information give a look at Kim Jong Un's life and reign.
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BBC World Service: How dangerous is North Korea?
As the country marks the 75th anniversary of the Workers' Party, is there any hope for engagement with the rest of the world - or are we seeing a return to past behaviour?
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CJR: Medical Mystery →
North Korea—where there have been no reported covid diagnoses, but lots of speculation about the leader’s health—is a particularly difficult story to cover.
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New York Times: North Korea Unveils What Appears to Be New ICBM During Military Parade →
Mr. Kim’s emotional apology was “a shrewd way of placing blame on circumstances beyond his control, and deflecting attention from the enormous resources poured into nuclear weapons,” Jean H. Lee, a North Korea expert at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, said in an email.
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Washington Post: ‘A Dear Leader approach’: Trump’s critics compare his shows of strength around coronavirus to authoritarian tactics →
Read MoreClearly, the North is taking more precautions than we are. That says more about us and our government and our response.
Washington Post: Trump’s dream of a Nobel Peace Prize kept alive by far-flung foreign allies →
“If anything, peace on the Korean Peninsula is even more elusive today, given the specter of a nuclear-emboldened North Korea,” said Jean Lee, director of the Korean Center at the Wilson Center.
Read MoreWall Street Journal: North Korea Loves Military Parades—Will Kim Jong Un Bring Out the Big Guns?
SEOUL—North Korea’s first military parade in two years is expected to feature throngs of spectators and plenty of propaganda, but the most closely watched element will be what, if any, new weapons leader Kim Jong Un puts on display for the world.
Read MoreThe Asia Group's Tea Leaves podcast with Kurt Campbell and Joseph Yun →
In this latest Tea Leaves episode, Jean sits down with Kurt and The Asia Group Senior Advisor Ambassador Joe Yun. The three discuss Jean’s number of years living in North Korea and the unique on-the-ground insights that she gained on North Korean politics, culture, and society.
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NBC News: A closer look into Trump and Kim’s relationship →
A closer look into President Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un’s relationship after the historic meeting this weekend. We met with Jean Lee the director of the Hyundai Motor-Korea Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy at the Wilson Center and former Pyongyang bureau chief for the Associated Press who gave us a glimpse into their relationship and what it means going forward.
Read MoreCBS Face the Nation: What does Trump's meeting with Kim mean for nuclear talks? →
CBS News senior national security contributor Michael Morell and The Wilson Center's Jean Lee join Margaret Brennan to discuss the future of North Korean relations after President Trump's historic meeting with Kim Jong Un.
Read MoreNPR Morning Edition: North Korea Conducts Another Missile Test →
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Jean Lee, a policy expert at the Wilson Center, about the significance of North Korea's latest weapons test. The Trump administration is downplaying the test.
Read MoreABC national radio in Australia: North Korea from the Inside →
When experienced reporter Jean Lee took on the role of AP bureau chief in Seoul, she was asked to establish a bureau in North Korea’s capital, Pyongyang.
The task, which seemed almost impossible, became even less certain when the Supreme Leader, Kim Jong Il, disappeared.
Jean managed to open the news bureau in 2012, and was witness to the momentous change brought to North Korea by Kim Jong Il’s death.
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The FT’s review of The Lazarus Heist, the Peabody-nominated BBC World Service podcast.