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An honest new year statement from North Korea: denuclearization isn’t happening

An honest new year statement from North Korea: denuclearization isn’t happening

Pyongyang wants to negotiate arms control and non-proliferation, but not the full surrender of their nuclear weapons

An honest new year statement from North Korea: denuclearization isn’t happening
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov January 1, 2020
The rising toll of Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign on North Korea

The rising toll of Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign on North Korea

The current sanctions regime is critically hindering humanitarian efforts to help those in need

The rising toll of Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign on North Korea
Henri Feron
Henri Feron December 30, 2019
Why, in planning its next move, North Korea is keeping experts guessing

Why, in planning its next move, North Korea is keeping experts guessing

Western discourse on the DPRK is rife with misunderstanding about Pyongyang's real needs and intentions

Why, in planning its next move, North Korea is keeping experts guessing
Wang Son-taek
Wang Son-taek December 26, 2019
Why, despite bleak prospects, we shouldn’t rule out U.S.-DPRK diplomacy just yet

Why, despite bleak prospects, we shouldn’t rule out U.S.-DPRK diplomacy just yet

Denuclearization may be off the table, but a more traditional arms control agreement might just still be possible

Why, despite bleak prospects, we shouldn’t rule out U.S.-DPRK diplomacy just yet
Dan DePetris
Dan DePetris December 19, 2019
With talks going nowhere, the U.S. must now pressure North Korea on human rights

With talks going nowhere, the U.S. must now pressure North Korea on human rights

Pyongyang's grim record could be a formidable tool in the looming pressure campaign

With talks going nowhere, the U.S. must now pressure North Korea on human rights
Robert E. McCoy
Robert E. McCoy December 17, 2019
Eight years into his rule, Kim Jong Un faces grim choices in 2020

Eight years into his rule, Kim Jong Un faces grim choices in 2020

Rising tensions do not bode well for the North Korean leader — or his people

Eight years into his rule, Kim Jong Un faces grim choices in 2020
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy December 16, 2019
How Trump could dump South Korea in a pre-election visit to Pyongyang

How Trump could dump South Korea in a pre-election visit to Pyongyang

The President could build reelection momentum by going to North Korea just as Nixon did in 1972 with his trip to China

How Trump could dump South Korea in a pre-election visit to Pyongyang
Dennis P. Halpin
Dennis P. Halpin December 11, 2019
The need for speed: time as a political tool in North Korea

The need for speed: time as a political tool in North Korea

The U.S. should take note that Kim Jong Un can literally change the time on a subjective — or political — whim

The need for speed: time as a political tool in North Korea
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young December 11, 2019
The left is right: why South Korea should continue its policy of engagement

The left is right: why South Korea should continue its policy of engagement

Progressives may be naïve about North Korea, but conservative policies will likely only lead to increasing tensions

The left is right: why South Korea should continue its policy of engagement
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov December 10, 2019
U.S.-North Korea diplomacy is over for now. What comes next?

U.S.-North Korea diplomacy is over for now. What comes next?

After fruitless negotiations, Kim Jong Un is turning back to his weapons scientists in search of additional leverage

U.S.-North Korea diplomacy is over for now. What comes next?
Joshua H. Pollack
Joshua H. Pollack December 9, 2019
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