Let the Propaganda Games Begin: North Korea Scores First in Olympic Battle
Pyongyang looks to project unity on global stage while foes remind world of its evils
The 2018 Winter Olympics are bigger and more extreme than ever before, as death-defying sports make their way into the lineup. So how did we get here?
SEOUL—Ninety-two countries will take part in the Winter Olympics that begin Friday in the South Korean ski resort of Pyeongchang. Yet much attention will be fixed on one that failed to register any athletes and has only the faintest of medal hopes: North Korea.
After a year in which Pyongyang test-launched ballistic missiles and detonated a powerful nuclear weapon in violation of United Nations resolutions, the regime of leader Kim Jong Un is trying to present a friendlier face on a stage many view as a symbol of international...