The Institute of World Politics

Mr. Jang Jin-sung, former North Korean propaganda poet, addressed the role of propaganda in North Korea's statecraft in this event co-sponsored by The Institute of World Politics and The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK).

Mr. Jang provided instruction on how to interpret North Korean propaganda. His presentation addressed the role of official propaganda as a shield insulating ordinary people from North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un.

This event took place on February 4, 2015.

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About the speaker: Jang Jin-sung was a propaganda poet for North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. Since leaving the country, he has become a bestselling author. He has been awarded the Rex Warner Literary Prize and read his poetry at London's Cultural Olympiad in 2012. He now lives in South Korea and is editor-in-chief of New Focus International, an authoritative website reporting on North Korea. He is the author of the book Dear Leader, available on Amazon here - http://amzn.to/1DjyrWG

About the translator: Shirley Lee is translator of Dear Leader. She launched the English language version of New Focus International in 2012 and is co-founder of the European Alliance for Human Rights in North Korea. She is a graduate of Oxford University and is writing a dissertation at Leiden University in the Netherlands.

Retired CIA Operations Officer Kenneth A. Daigler gave a lecture on the topic of "Spies and Intelligence: The American Revolution and Contemporary Parallels" at The Institute of World Politics on January 30, 2015.

Mr. Daigler is author of "Spies, Patriots and Traitors: American Intelligence in the Revolutionary War," which can be found on Amazon - http://amzn.to/1DAQMfI

Retired CIA Operations Officer Kenneth A. Daigler gave a lecture on the topic of "Spies and Intelligence: The American Revolution and Contemporary Parallels" at The Institute of World Politics on January 30, 2015.

Mr. Daigler is author of "Spies, Patriots and Traitors: American Intelligence in the Revolutionary War," which can be found on Amazon - http://amzn.to/1DAQMfI

Retired CIA Operations Officer Kenneth A. Daigler gave a lecture on the topic of "Spies and Intelligence: The American Revolution and Contemporary Parallels" at The Institute of World Politics on January 30, 2015.

Mr. Daigler is author of "Spies, Patriots and Traitors: American Intelligence in the Revolutionary War," which can be found on Amazon - http://amzn.to/1DAQMfI

Andrew Natsios, Director of the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at Texas A&M and former Administrator at USAID, gave a lecture entitled "The DPRK: Human Rights and Security in the Digital Age" at The Institute of World Politics on January 29, 2015.

This event was sponsored by the Center for Human Rights and International Affairs, which is a project of IWP and Good of All. This was the inaugural lecture of a new series hosted by this Center on Digital Soft Power.

Andrew Natsios, Director of the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at Texas A&M and former Administrator at USAID, gave a lecture entitled "The DPRK: Human Rights and Security in the Digital Age" at The Institute of World Politics on January 29, 2015.

This event was sponsored by the Center for Human Rights and International Affairs, which is a project of IWP and Good of All. This was the inaugural lecture of a new series hosted by this Center on Digital Soft Power.

Andrew Natsios, Director of the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at Texas A&M and former Administrator at USAID, gave a lecture entitled "The DPRK: Human Rights and Security in the Digital Age" at The Institute of World Politics on January 29, 2015.

This event was sponsored by the Center for Human Rights and International Affairs, which is a project of IWP and Good of All. This was the inaugural lecture of a new series hosted by this Center on Digital Soft Power.

Retired CIA Operations Officer Kenneth A. Daigler gave a lecture on the topic of "Spies and Intelligence: The American Revolution and Contemporary Parallels" at The Institute of World Politics on January 30, 2015.

Mr. Daigler is author of "Spies, Patriots and Traitors: American Intelligence in the Revolutionary War," which can be found on Amazon - http://amzn.to/1DAQMfI

Andrew Natsios, Director of the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at Texas A&M and former Administrator at USAID, gave a lecture entitled "The DPRK: Human Rights and Security in the Digital Age" at The Institute of World Politics on January 29, 2015.

This event was sponsored by the Center for Human Rights and International Affairs, which is a project of IWP and Good of All. This was the inaugural lecture of a new series hosted by this Center on Digital Soft Power.

Stephen Ladek of Aidpreneur.com and International Solutions Group discussed "Making It: 7 things you must do to claim your spot as a development/aid professional" at a career event at The Institute of World Politics on January 22, 2015.