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 Korean state media delicately dances around taboo topics
Marketplaces, central supply networks and even census data are all off-limits, sometimes for reasons entirely unclear
With missile over Japan, North Korea reminds US that it’s not going anywhere
Pyongyang wants sanctions relief and will continue to ramp up pressure through tests until Washington relents
Interest in North Korea remains at a record low in Biden’s Washington
Beltway insiders see nuclear negotiations with DPRK as a no-win situation
North Korea’s new nuclear law makes the world a more dangerous place
US will find it harder to sell arms control to the public after DPRK says it will never give up its nukes
Yoon says South Korea won’t go nuclear, but the WMD debate isn’t going anywhere
Evolving North Korean threats are pushing Seoul to cross nuclear threshold, though this would invite punitive responses
Lifting ban on North Korean media can only help the South Korean government
No other group inflicts as much damage on the DPRK's image as its own propagandists
How North Korea’s bizarre propaganda could outlive the Kim dynasty
Example of post-Soviet states suggests DPRK’s mythology may not disappear even after unification or regime collapse
How North Korea’s warped history puts Pyongyang at the center of everything
Children in DPRK learn that treasonous southerners collaborating with a foreign power led to division a millennia ago
At Panmunjom, North Korea looks more paranoid and isolated than ever before
Relics of inter-Korean rapprochement at Joint Security Area also provide stark reminder of failure of peace efforts
How North Korean police corruption became essential to the growth of markets
Businesspeople pay bribes to police in order to create the space necessary for them to buy, sell and trade their wares
