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December 01, 2024

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Opinion on the latest North Korea issues from analysts, academics and experts worldwide. Views expressed in Opinion articles are exclusively the authors’ own.

North Korea’s bold turn toward Russia poses test for Trump’s second term

North Korea’s bold turn toward Russia poses test for Trump’s second term

Kim Jong Un has thrown off isolation to support invasion of Ukraine, but Trump’s rapport with leader provides an opening

North Korea’s bold turn toward Russia poses test for Trump’s second term
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young November 28, 2024
Book review: The stories of Koreans who made their mark on modern Japan

Book review: The stories of Koreans who made their mark on modern Japan

New book explores impact of people from what became North Korea and how they navigated between Japan and the peninsula

Book review: The stories of Koreans who made their mark on modern Japan
Stephen Mercado
Stephen Mercado November 21, 2024
Kim Jong Un’s troop dispatch to Russia lays bare a disregard for soldiers’ lives

Kim Jong Un’s troop dispatch to Russia lays bare a disregard for soldiers’ lives

North Korean forces appear to be serving under Russian command, underscoring their role as revenue generators for regime

Kim Jong Un’s troop dispatch to Russia lays bare a disregard for soldiers’ lives
Diana Y. Myers
Diana Y. Myers November 19, 2024
Kim Jong Un is winning the war for young North Koreans’ hearts and minds

Kim Jong Un is winning the war for young North Koreans’ hearts and minds

Data shows perceptions of regime have improved over last decade, underscoring need to increase access to information

Kim Jong Un is winning the war for young North Koreans’ hearts and minds
Book review: A ‘dimwitted’ Japanese diplomat’s diary of life in North Korea

Book review: A ‘dimwitted’ Japanese diplomat’s diary of life in North Korea

Sugiyama Takeshi offers rare look at project to build light water reactors in DPRK, but few insights into why it failed

Book review: A ‘dimwitted’ Japanese diplomat’s diary of life in North Korea
Stephen Mercado
Stephen Mercado July 22, 2024
Biden’s North Korea policy has failed. It’s time for something different.

Biden’s North Korea policy has failed. It’s time for something different.

Trump has been willing to ditch Beltway fantasy of complete denuclearization and should pursue arms control if reelected

Biden’s North Korea policy has failed. It’s time for something different.
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young July 19, 2024
‘Escape’ review: North Korean soldiers’ daring defection, told for South Koreans

‘Escape’ review: North Korean soldiers’ daring defection, told for South Koreans

Hit film skirts politics and discussion of human rights, seeking to send message of the importance of valuing freedom

‘Escape’ review: North Korean soldiers’ daring defection, told for South Koreans
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer July 12, 2024
Book review: Taking Tokyo to task for poor policy on North Korea’s abductions

Book review: Taking Tokyo to task for poor policy on North Korea’s abductions

Impressive Japanese book tells stories of abductees and accuses leaders of prioritizing publicity stunts over diplomacy

Book review: Taking Tokyo to task for poor policy on North Korea’s abductions
Stephen Mercado
Stephen Mercado July 4, 2024
With Putin visit, Russia and North Korea threaten to further upend global norms

With Putin visit, Russia and North Korea threaten to further upend global norms

Pyongyang summit will be crucial test of allies’ strategic alignment and could solidify DPRK’s status as a nuclear state

With Putin visit, Russia and North Korea threaten to further upend global norms
Hong Min
Hong Min June 18, 2024
The trouble with comparing North Korea’s chief propagandist to Joseph Goebbels

The trouble with comparing North Korea’s chief propagandist to Joseph Goebbels

Likening Kim Ki Nam to Nazi politician ignores how much more centralized DPRK is than Germany under National Socialism

The trouble with comparing North Korea’s chief propagandist to Joseph Goebbels
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy May 10, 2024
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