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North Korea’s control tower: The Organization and Guidance Department

FOREIGN AND DEFENSE POLICYASIA

Wednesday, September 18, 2019 | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm EDT


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On Wednesday, AEI’s Nicholas Eberstadt welcomed Robert Collins of the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) to discuss his seminal report, “Organization and Guidance Department: Control Tower of Human Rights Denial.” Lieutenant General Raymond P. Ayers and Greg Scarlatoiu, executive director of HRNK, also gave introductory remarks on Mr. Collins and his work.

Mr. Collins opened with a brief description of the Organization and Guidance Department (OGD) and its ubiquitous presence in North Korean society. He listed the OGD’s main mechanisms of control — ideological indoctrination, repeated practice, and surveillance — and discussed its immense authority even over high government officials.

After highlighting the key functions of the OGD as a control apparatus, Mr. Collins was joined by Markus Garlauskas, a US government official speaking in his personal capacity, and David Maxwell, senior fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracy, for a panel discussion on the report. Mr. Garlauskas and Col. Maxwell identified their preferred sections and contemplated future US strategies in North Korea. Seong-ho Ji, North Korean escapee and president of Now Action & Unity for Human Rights, also offered his opinion on the state of affairs under the Kim Jong Un regime.

— Joy Wang

Event Materials
Robert M. Collins: Organization and Guidance Department: Control Tower of Human Rights Denial, https://www.hrnk.org/uploads/pdfs/Collins_OGD_Web.pdf

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North Korea is the world’s most repressive state — and the Organization and Guidance Department (OGD) is the key apparatus in Pyongyang’s administration of tyranny. The OGD may be little known in the United States, but, according to North Korean defector Jang Jin-sung, it is “the only entity that actually matters when it comes to decision-making or policy-making” in the Kim family regime. What exactly is the OGD, how does it operate, and why do North Korea watchers, American policymakers, and human rights activists need to know about it? Robert M. Collins lifts the veil on this ominous apparatus in the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea’s new report “Organization and Guidance Department: Control Tower of Human Rights Denial.” Please join AEI’s Nicholas Eberstadt for a panel discussion on the report and the latest research about the OGD. Photo Credit: Shutterstock Join the conversation on social media with @AEI on Twitter and Facebook. Subscribe to AEI's YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/AEIVideo... Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AEIonline Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AEI For more information http://www.aei.org Third-party photos, graphics, and/or video clips in this video may have been cropped or reframed. Third-party photos, graphics, video clips, and/or music may have been edited in a way that does not alter the meaning of the third-party work(s). Music in this video may have been recut from its original arrangement and timing. In the event this video uses Creative Commons assets: If not noted in the description, titles for Creative Commons assets used in this video can be found at the link provided after each asset. The use of third-party photos, graphics, video clips, and/or music in this video does not constitute an endorsement from the artists and producers licensing those materials. AEI operates independently of any political party and does not take institutional positions on any issues. AEI scholars, fellows, and their guests frequently take positions on policy and other issues. When they do, they speak for themselves and not for AEI or its trustees or other scholars or employees. More information on AEI research integrity can be found here: http://www.aei.org/about/ #aei #politics #government #education #livestream #live #northkorea #OGD #pyongyang #kimjongun

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