Barbara Demick

Author, "Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea"

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Barbara Demick is New York correspondent and a former Beijing bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times. The author of Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea, she is a former fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.

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North Korea’s foreign minister called comments from President Trump a declaration of war.

Tensions rise between North Korea and the U.S.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un provides guidance with Ri Hong Sop (2nd L) and Hong Sung Mu (2nd R) on a nuclear weapons program in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean…

North Korea's game-changer nuclear test

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un provides guidance with Ri Hong Sop (2nd L) and Hong Sung Mu (2nd R) on a nuclear weapons program in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean…

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Early Tuesday morning, North Korea tested another intercontinental ballistic missile. It blew up shortly after take-off.

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Early Tuesday morning, North Korea tested another intercontinental ballistic missile. It blew up shortly after take-off.

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