Columns
Columns on the latest North Korea issues from analysts, academics and renowned experts. Views expressed by our columnists are exclusively the authors’ own.
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
Trains and sums and games: A busy month ahead for North Korea watchers
For once, we know what’s hot up North; there’s much to play for
Must the Cheonan wreck torpedo inter-Korean ties?
Truly honoring the dead means not sacrificing Korea’s future to its past
South Korea’s new unification minister: Big deal?
Like Ryoo Kihl-jae, Hong Yong-pyo will struggle to make much progress
Ultra vires! Rapporteur’s remit is not regime change
Marzuki Darusman’s comments are well out of order - Shouldn’t he resign?
They’ve got a little list: Should NK go back on?
Relisting the DPRK as a terrorist state would hinder, not help, diplomacy
