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

Chinese paramilitary police officers salute each other.

Mao’s Strategy Inspires Afghan Guerrillas and Chinese Planners

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Benjamin R. Young

January 24, 2023, 12:43 PM

Chinese President Xi Jinping makes an inspection tour.

Why Xi Jinping Has Lofty Visions of Green Mountains

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Benjamin R. Young

May 25, 2022, 4:39 PM

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

March 18, 2022, 1:26 PM

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

March 6, 2022, 6:00 AM

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

February 9, 2022, 5:27 PM

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