Lt. General Ion Pacepa passed away on February 14, 2021 at age 92. Pacepa is best known as the author of Red Horizons, a damning […]
Category: Analysis
From Colonialism to KGB – The Soviets in Africa
When we talk about the Cold War, we automatically imagine the USSR and the U.S. fighting over who is better. What we often forget or […]
What is YPT Life?
YPT Life you say? If you’ve stumbled on this page then I will assume that you might be wondering what this site is all about! […]
Whatever you do in North Korea, DON’T hurt yourself
Welcome to the first instalment of a new series I’ve coined “whatever you do in North Korea”, where I talk about my very own odd, […]
The Cargo Cult of John Frum
Imagine a scenario where you arrive on a desolate island and you are perceived as a god. Now imagine you are a ship full of […]
SPREADING THE RAYS OF JUCHE: FIVE NORTH KOREAN FILMS YOU MUST-SEE (Part 1)
PART ONE: A BRIEF HISTORY OF NORTH KOREAN CINEMA “THE GENUINE MISSION OF FILM ART IS TO TEACH THE PEOPLE THE TRUTH OF LIFE AND […]
SPREADING THE RAYS OF JUCHE: FIVE NORTH KOREAN FILMS YOU MUST-SEE! (Part 2)
PART TWO: WITH THE CENTURY “THEMES SHOULD BE TREATED IN SUCH A WAY AS TO ENHANCE THEIR POLITICAL IMPORTANCE.” – KIM JONG IL, ON THE […]
What is the only recognized country without land?
What is the only recognized country without land? The short answer is the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM), but the tale of these not […]
Aung San Suu Kyi – hero or villain?
From Darling of the West to Pariah and Back Again? In October 2016 a military crackdown in Rakhine State, Myanmar (or Burma as it is […]