Opinion
Opinion on the latest North Korea issues from analysts, academics and experts worldwide. Views expressed in Opinion articles are exclusively the authors’ own.
‘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
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
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
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 Panel of Experts on North Korea is dead. Long live the Panel of Experts.
End of UN group monitoring DPRK sanctions is a major loss, but it’s possible to limit damage and explore new approaches
Book review: Photos that aim to show real North Korea behind nuclear posturing
‘Picturing the DPRK’ offers a sympathetic look at DPRK life but sometimes omits context needed to understand country
Book review: A realist appraisal of North Korea’s ‘nuclear obsession’
In ‘North Korea in 100 Questions,’ two French experts push past stereotypes to shine light on all things DPRK
A dubious history undergirds claims that North Korea has resolved to go to war
Narrative that US failed to respond to DPRK efforts to normalize ties distorts the picture of Kim Jong Un’s intentions
Book review: Jargon weighs down an impressive study of gender in North Korea
‘North Korea’s Mundane Revolution’ draws heavily on DPRK publications but ultimately has limited appeal beyond academia
Kim Jong Un is daring Seoul to escalate. Both Koreas must step back from brink.
North Korea’s rejection of unification and warnings of war are responses to Seoul’s tough talk, raising risk of conflict
