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July 16, 2024

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Columns on the latest North Korea issues from analysts, academics and renowned experts. Views expressed by our columnists are exclusively the authors’ own.

Park “Gone”-hye: The pendulum in Seoul swings left
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Park “Gone”-hye: The pendulum in Seoul swings left

South Korea’s likely next leader wants to rebuild bridges to Pyongyang

Park “Gone”-hye: The pendulum in Seoul swings left
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter March 15, 2017
Seoul and Tokyo fall out again – to Pyongyang’s benefit
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Seoul and Tokyo fall out again – to Pyongyang’s benefit

Cancelled sub drill highlights how history hamstrings a fragile alliance

Seoul and Tokyo fall out again – to Pyongyang’s benefit
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter January 12, 2017
Did Park Geun-hye’s Rasputin run her North Korea policy?
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Did Park Geun-hye’s Rasputin run her North Korea policy?

Eye-popping, alarming revelations from Seoul may explain twists and turns

Did Park Geun-hye’s Rasputin run her North Korea policy?
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter October 28, 2016
Reeling them in: Seoul targets North Korea’s last few friends
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Reeling them in: Seoul targets North Korea’s last few friends

Park Geun-hye is down but not out: Look where she visits, and join the dots

Reeling them in: Seoul targets North Korea’s last few friends
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter May 31, 2016
China seen banning non-sanctioned trade with North Korea
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China seen banning non-sanctioned trade with North Korea

Merchants expect lifting of sanctions soon; Chinese businessmen discuss renting Kaesong facilites

China seen banning non-sanctioned trade with North Korea
KIC, RIP? S.Korea closing Kaesong is short-sighted and wrong
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KIC, RIP? S.Korea closing Kaesong is short-sighted and wrong

Snuffing out the last ember of North-South co-operation makes no sense

KIC, RIP? S.Korea closing Kaesong is short-sighted and wrong
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter February 11, 2016
Girls, Interrupted: North Korean band’s Beijing no-show
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Girls, Interrupted: North Korean band’s Beijing no-show

Whatever its cause, this debacle shows Kim Jong Un as diplomatically inept

Girls, Interrupted: North Korean band’s Beijing no-show
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter December 15, 2015
High-level inter-Korean talks? Low expectations
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High-level inter-Korean talks? Low expectations

There is little reason to expect December 11’s Kaesong confab to yield solid results

High-level inter-Korean talks? Low expectations
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter December 2, 2015
So, what was that inter-Korean crisis about? And who won?
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So, what was that inter-Korean crisis about? And who won?

In parsing the recent crisis, experts are divided. Unusually, so is Pyongyang

So, what was that inter-Korean crisis about? And who won?
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter August 28, 2015
Rudeboy: Kim Jong Un invites but then disses Lee Hee-ho
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Rudeboy: Kim Jong Un invites but then disses Lee Hee-ho

No PR sense, no manners, no strategy: Does the Young Marshal have a clue?

Rudeboy: Kim Jong Un invites but then disses Lee Hee-ho
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter August 10, 2015