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Firsthand Reporting From Pyongyang
- Jean Lee was the first American to open a foreign bureau in Pyongyang and spent years reporting there between 2008–2017.
- She used cultural adaptation, imperfect Korean, and long stays to gain trust and insight from North Korean colleagues.
Cyber As Asymmetric Warfare Tool
- North Korea uses cyber operations as asymmetric warfare to hurt richer adversaries without conventional force.
- Hacking exploits global internet dependence to inflict outsized damage for limited actors.
Nation-State And Organized Crime Fusion
- North Korea's cyber activity blends nation-state objectives with organized crime techniques and alliances.
- This convergence foreshadows other actors combining advanced cyber capabilities with criminal infrastructure.