Opinion
Opinion on the latest North Korea issues from analysts, academics and experts worldwide. Views expressed in Opinion articles are exclusively the authors’ own.
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
Rules are rules: North Korean “democracy,” in theory and in practice
While the laws could allow for the leader to be removed from office, such a scenario would likely require a major crisis
Brace yourselves: why North Korea is ready to turn up the tensions in 2020
With little progress in diplomacy, expect Pyongyang to return to a familiar playbook
By shunning the South, North Korea is shooting itself in the foot
History has shown that inter-Korean engagement puts pressure on Washington to engage with Pyongyang as well
