Rob York
@rjamesyork.bsky.social
Think tanker, Korean history PhD, shill for Big Competency and purveyor of snark.
“Besieged by Imperialists”: North Korea’s State Media in English, 1998-2003," an article I've worked on off and on for more years than I care to remember, is now up at the Journal of East Asian Affairs.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
“Besieged by Imperialists”: North Korea’s State Media in English, 1998-2003," an article I've worked on off and on for more years than I care to remember, is now up at the Journal of East Asian Affairs.
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The president of Colombia.
Donald Trump’s trade policy is a boon to every anti-globalist outside the US who ever bemoaned their country’s overreliance on American goods, and I don’t think the “nationalists” around him understand how much benefit the US derived from that reliance.
Donald Trump’s trade policy is a boon to every anti-globalist outside the US who ever bemoaned their country’s overreliance on American goods, and I don’t think the “nationalists” around him understand how much benefit the US derived from that reliance.
January 27, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The president of Colombia.
Donald Trump’s trade policy is a boon to every anti-globalist outside the US who ever bemoaned their country’s overreliance on American goods, and I don’t think the “nationalists” around him understand how much benefit the US derived from that reliance.
Donald Trump’s trade policy is a boon to every anti-globalist outside the US who ever bemoaned their country’s overreliance on American goods, and I don’t think the “nationalists” around him understand how much benefit the US derived from that reliance.
I’ve been in Australia for the past week, meeting (among others) former PM Morrison. That said, the trip could’ve used more marsupials.
January 25, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I’ve been in Australia for the past week, meeting (among others) former PM Morrison. That said, the trip could’ve used more marsupials.
The Party of Restraint
January 7, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The Party of Restraint
New BlueSky followers today.
I’m sure they all have great personalities.
I’m sure they all have great personalities.
January 7, 2025 at 4:30 AM
New BlueSky followers today.
I’m sure they all have great personalities.
I’m sure they all have great personalities.
Before you give the staffers a hard time keep in mind there wasn’t a real justification that would’ve sounded any better.
January 4, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Before you give the staffers a hard time keep in mind there wasn’t a real justification that would’ve sounded any better.
Chip Roy says Mike Johnson doesn't have the votes. They *really* want to do this again?
December 31, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Chip Roy says Mike Johnson doesn't have the votes. They *really* want to do this again?
Little late for that.
December 30, 2024 at 2:35 AM
Little late for that.
Korean politics in one picture.
December 29, 2024 at 12:56 AM
Korean politics in one picture.
Weren't these folks really worried about a North American Union 10-15 years ago?
December 23, 2024 at 8:34 PM
Weren't these folks really worried about a North American Union 10-15 years ago?
Someone in Ukraine knows their way around the Korean Peninsula
December 23, 2024 at 5:59 AM
Someone in Ukraine knows their way around the Korean Peninsula
So it’s Japan’s fault
December 22, 2024 at 7:08 PM
So it’s Japan’s fault
Let’s create a show called Are You Smarter Than a Sitting US Senator
December 20, 2024 at 11:45 PM
Let’s create a show called Are You Smarter Than a Sitting US Senator
You do not, under any circumstances, gotta hand it to Tulsi or RFK Jr.
December 10, 2024 at 10:34 PM
You do not, under any circumstances, gotta hand it to Tulsi or RFK Jr.
Yoon is still technically in charge of the armed forces
December 9, 2024 at 6:21 AM
Yoon is still technically in charge of the armed forces
China is a Leopards Eating People's Faces Party State.
December 9, 2024 at 3:40 AM
China is a Leopards Eating People's Faces Party State.
Those peace talks Trump wants to broker are gonna be lit.
December 9, 2024 at 1:08 AM
Those peace talks Trump wants to broker are gonna be lit.
