Benjamin R. Young

Benjamin R. Young is a Stanton Foundation nuclear security fellow at the RAND Corporation. He is the author of Guns, Guerillas, and the Great Leader: North Korea and the Third World.

Articles by Benjamin R. Young
A dark metal statue of two soldiers is seen at left as people stand to the right and take photos of it. The soldiers are Russian mercenaries; a Russian flag bearing the emblem of Russia hangs over the shoulder of one, who also points a rifle to the right. Fluffy pale clouds cover the sky overhead, and a parking lot is visible beyond.
A dark metal statue of two soldiers is seen at left as people stand to the right and take photos of it. The soldiers are Russian mercenaries; a Russian flag bearing the emblem of Russia hangs over the shoulder of one, who also points a rifle to the right. Fluffy pale clouds cover the sky overhead, and a parking lot is visible beyond.

Russia Is Riding an Anti-Colonial Wave Across Africa

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Benjamin R. Young
Chinese paramilitary police officers salute each other.
Chinese paramilitary police officers salute each other.

Mao’s Strategy Inspires Afghan Guerrillas and Chinese Planners

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Benjamin R. Young
Chinese President Xi Jinping makes an inspection tour.
Chinese President Xi Jinping makes an inspection tour.

Why Xi Jinping Has Lofty Visions of Green Mountains

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Benjamin R. Young
South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol gestures during a ceremony at the National Assembly Library in Seoul on March 10.
South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol gestures during a ceremony at the National Assembly Library in Seoul on March 10.

South Korea’s New President Understands the Threat From Pyongyang

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Benjamin R. Young
Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill (L) congratulates Russian President Vladimir Putin during an Orthodox Easter ceremony in Moscow, early on April 8, 2018.
Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill (L) congratulates Russian President Vladimir Putin during an Orthodox Easter ceremony in Moscow, early on April 8, 2018.

Putin Has a Grimly Absolute Vision of the ‘Russian World’

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Benjamin R. Young
Workers monitor computer displays in a control room in the Hungnam Fertilizer Complex in North Korea.
Workers monitor computer displays in a control room in the Hungnam Fertilizer Complex in North Korea.

North Korea Knows How Important Its Cyberattacks Are

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Benjamin R. Young
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