Columns
Columns on the latest North Korea issues from analysts, academics and renowned experts. Views expressed by our columnists are exclusively the authors’ own.
Why North Korea’s cold-shouldering the South is unfair – and unwise
Kim Jong Un will likely regret biting the hand that fed, and led
Deft diplomat: How Kim Jong Un tried to remake his international image
Seduce Seoul. Tempt Trump. Square China. Kim did it all, at Chollima speed
“Hermit” no more: a North Korea cliché and its pitfalls
Kim Jong Un wasn’t hiding, just biding his time – like his father before him
How the world misunderestimated Kim Jong Un
The latest Kim is a man with a plan - and it's working out just fine
A third North-South summit: what might it achieve?
Past Korean false dawns counsel against excess optimism, and window of opportunity may not last long
Pyongyang to Pyeongchang: playing non-Olympic games
As the games begin, it's worth handing out some prizes of our own
Why the decision to drop Victor Cha has scary implications
The well-regarded scholar was not hawkish enough for Trump
Whizzing to Oz? Australia in Kim Jong Un’s line of fire
Pyongyang’s latest bluster echoes unofficial threats it disowned a decade ago
Drawing a “red line” on North Korea: What’s the point?
First Trump, now Moon Jae-in - but such tough talk achieves little
Park “Gone”-hye: The pendulum in Seoul swings left
South Korea’s likely next leader wants to rebuild bridges to Pyongyang