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North Korea’s cruise missile launch is serious — not just ‘business as usual’
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North Korea’s cruise missile launch is serious — not just ‘business as usual’

Washington's reaction was understandable, but DPRK cruise missiles may soon become delivery systems for nuclear weapons

North Korea’s cruise missile launch is serious — not just ‘business as usual’
Ankit Panda
Ankit Panda March 25, 2021
Why Moon Jae-in can’t be pressured into tackling North Korean human rights
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Why Moon Jae-in can’t be pressured into tackling North Korean human rights

President Moon Jae-in failed to implement parts of a North Korean human rights act and continues to rebuff the topic

Why Moon Jae-in can’t be pressured into tackling North Korean human rights
Dylan Stent
Dylan Stent March 24, 2021
Moon’s desperate North Korea outreach is costing him credibility in Washington
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Moon’s desperate North Korea outreach is costing him credibility in Washington

Moon must prove that he’s a rational actor — not an ideologue hell-bent on inter-Korean dialogue

Moon’s desperate North Korea outreach is costing him credibility in Washington
Jumin Lee
Jumin Lee March 23, 2021
Seoul needs to budge on big issues if it wants Tokyo’s help on North Korea

Seoul needs to budge on big issues if it wants Tokyo’s help on North Korea

South Korea wants to mend ties with Japan to please the U.S., but appears inflexible on controversial historical issues

Seoul needs to budge on big issues if it wants Tokyo’s help on North Korea
Justin Yeo
Justin Yeo March 22, 2021
Kim and Moon are the biggest losers of Blinken’s Asia visit
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Kim and Moon are the biggest losers of Blinken’s Asia visit

The Biden administration is not offering Pyongyang the flexibility that both North and South Korea likely hoped for

Kim and Moon are the biggest losers of Blinken’s Asia visit
James Fretwell
James Fretwell March 19, 2021
North Korea’s new China ambassador may boost economic cooperation to new heights
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North Korea’s new China ambassador may boost economic cooperation to new heights

Diplomat Ri Ryong Nam was appointed around the same time as a series of reports on increased China-DPRK cooperation

North Korea’s new China ambassador may boost economic cooperation to new heights
John Petrushka
John Petrushka March 18, 2021
China’s new domestic vaccine mandate could devastate future North Korea travel

China’s new domestic vaccine mandate could devastate future North Korea travel

Beijing announced that visa applicants will have to be inoculated with a Chinese-made vaccine

China’s new domestic vaccine mandate could devastate future North Korea travel
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll March 18, 2021
Why Kim Yo Jong will complain about US-ROK military drills until the end of time
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Why Kim Yo Jong will complain about US-ROK military drills until the end of time

Military exercises have little impact on talks with North Korea, regardless of angry words from Kim Jong Un’s sister

Why Kim Yo Jong will complain about US-ROK military drills until the end of time
James Fretwell
James Fretwell March 17, 2021
Biden’s North Korea outreach failed. Now, prospects for talks are even bleaker.
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Biden’s North Korea outreach failed. Now, prospects for talks are even bleaker.

Biden’s busy agenda, lessons learned from the Trump era and COVID-19 make renewed U.S.-DPRK talks very unlikely

Biden’s North Korea outreach failed. Now, prospects for talks are even bleaker.
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll March 15, 2021
Here we go again: Kim Jong Un is pinning false hope on tech to fix his economy

Here we go again: Kim Jong Un is pinning false hope on tech to fix his economy

From Mao to Stalin, communist leaders have pushed bad science in hope of achieving their socialist utopias

Here we go again: Kim Jong Un is pinning false hope on tech to fix his economy
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov March 12, 2021