Columns
Columns on the latest North Korea issues from analysts, academics and renowned experts. Views expressed by our columnists are exclusively the authors’ own.
Seoul and Tokyo fall out again – to Pyongyang’s benefit
Cancelled sub drill highlights how history hamstrings a fragile alliance
Did Park Geun-hye’s Rasputin run her North Korea policy?
Eye-popping, alarming revelations from Seoul may explain twists and turns
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
China seen banning non-sanctioned trade with North Korea
Merchants expect lifting of sanctions soon; Chinese businessmen discuss renting Kaesong facilites
KIC, RIP? S.Korea closing Kaesong is short-sighted and wrong
Snuffing out the last ember of North-South co-operation makes no sense
Girls, Interrupted: North Korean band’s Beijing no-show
Whatever its cause, this debacle shows Kim Jong Un as diplomatically inept
High-level inter-Korean talks? Low expectations
There is little reason to expect December 11’s Kaesong confab to yield solid results
So, what was that inter-Korean crisis about? And who won?
In parsing the recent crisis, experts are divided. Unusually, so is Pyongyang
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?
Bang to rights! Pyongyang plays games – or rather doesn’t
A single day on NK News reveals hard choices – and parallel universes
