Opinion
Opinion on the latest North Korea issues from analysts, academics and experts worldwide. Views expressed in Opinion articles are exclusively the authors’ own.
To break the deadlock with North Korea, the U.S. must engage Russia and China
While neither Beijing nor Moscow want a nuclear North Korea, they are wary of instability in the DPRK from U.S. pressure
Back from the dead: when South Korean partisan politics hurts North Korea policy
A recent gaffe by a freshman lawmaker highlights how detached from reality the country's conservatives have become
Why reports of Kim Jong Un’s untimely death turned out to be greatly exaggerated
Something may have happened to the North Korean leader, but the media has failed to learn from past mistakes
A woman in a man’s world: could Kim Yo Jong really become North Korea’s leader?
If Kim Jong Un's sister one day comes to inherit power, she may need to channel her inner Gloriana-esque ruthlessness
Why Kim Jong Un’s health is a very big deal
The latest flurry of speculation highlights a very real, but too often neglected, aspect of North Korea risk
What a landslide ruling party election victory means for South Korean politics
Despite a historic result, President Moon is acutely aware that prospects for diplomacy with the North are dim
Why North Korea may have, quietly, scrapped its last five-year economic plan
With sanctions relief unlikely and a "break-through battle" ahead, Kim Jong Un is shifting gears
Why North Korea’s leadership has little to fear from an outbreak of COVID-19
The coronavirus epidemic, even if it gets out of control, would not constitute a major threat to the regime stability
Why, for many North Korean defectors in the South, life is getting better
Refugees are optimistic and earning more money, according to recent statistics, despite their difficult circumstances
In her own write: Kim Yo Jong makes her mark
Kim Jong Un’s sister is now issuing her own commentaries in DPRK media. Is she being groomed as a potential successor?
