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North Korea and The New York Philharmonic: The "Why" Question Gets Answered

Ben Rosen | Posted 07.28.2008 | Politics

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My answer: To initiate a dialog between the people of two adversaries, the first of such talks in 58 years.

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Olympic Torch Run: Not a 'Bright and Colorful Day' in Both Koreas

David Flumenbaum | Posted 04.28.2008 | Politics

In North Korea, where political dissent is as rare as an Internet connection, the world got a taste of how China had envisioned the torch procession at all of its stops -- quiet, calm and Communist.

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Letter from North Korea --Ray of Hope?

Ben Rosen | Posted 03.12.2008 | Politics

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North Korea is a country with whom we've technically been at war since 1950. It's a country that lost close to a million people to famine in the late...

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Letter from North Korea: A Follow-Up

Ben Rosen | Posted 03.03.2008 | Politics

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Just a few days ago, unbelievably, we were in North Korea, a country that comedians might describe as Albania without the glitz. Except that North Korea is no laughing matter.

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Obama, North Korea, Gershwin: Why Clinton's 'Naive' Charge Is Even Stupider Today

Adam Hanft | Posted 02.27.2008 | Politics

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The New York Philharmonic's appearance in Pyongyang has vivified the issue of a president's willingness to sit down with dictators who oppose the United States.

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Letter from North Korea -- update

Ben Rosen | Posted 02.25.2008 | Politics

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All 260 of us -- the musicians from the New York Philharmonic, orchestra staff, board members, patrons, and 60 members of the world media -- landed in Pyongyang.

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Cultural Diplomacy: New York Philharmonic Heads to Pyongyang

Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 02.20.2008 | Politics

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The New York Philharmonic's trip to Pyongyang is the first major cultural visit by Americans to North Korea. The State Department has endorsed the trip as a potential opening for North Korea toward the outside world.

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On to Pyongyang -- Part 2

Ben Rosen | Posted 02.03.2008 | Politics

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In three weeks, Donna and I will take off from Beijing, along with the New York Philharmonic, 60 members of the world press, several more board member...

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On to Pyongyang -- The New York Philharmonic, and Me

Ben Rosen | Posted 01.06.2008 | Politics

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On Feb. 26, the New York Philharmonic will play Gershwin's An American in Paris and Dvorak's Symphony No. 9, From the New World - in North Korea! Or...

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North Korea Says It Complied With Earlier Nuclear Disclosure

New York Times | CHOE SANG-HUN and STEVEN LEE MYERS | Posted 01.05.2008 | Politics

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North Korea said Friday that it had already explained enough about its nuclear programs to meet a deadline for declaring its nuclear activities, sayin...

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