Opinion
Opinion on the latest North Korea issues from analysts, academics and experts worldwide. Views expressed in Opinion articles are exclusively the authors’ own.
The myth of human wave attacks obscures what North Korea is learning in Ukraine
Stereotypes about communist tactics risk minimizing how DPRK troops are adjusting to modern combat in Kursk
Joe Biden’s legacy on North Korea is a whole lot of nothing
US president carried on a bipartisan tradition of deprioritizing Pyongyang, even as it further developed its nukes
Book review: A South Korean recounts what it’s like to commute to North Korea
Kim Min-ju offers a firsthand account of daily life and culture clashes while working at the Kaesong Industrial Complex
Seeing red: Yoon’s ‘pro-North Korea forces’ rhetoric evokes authoritarian past
Martial law declaration to root out ‘anti-state forces’ drew on anti-communist logic long used to stifle ROK democracy
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
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
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 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
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
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
