Benjamin R. Young

Benjamin R. Young is an assistant professor at the Wilder School of Government & Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University. He is the author of Guns, Guerillas, and the Great Leader: North Korea and the Third World.

Articles by 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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