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Opinion on the latest North Korea issues from analysts, academics and experts worldwide. Views expressed in Opinion articles are exclusively the authors’ own.

Why North Korea won’t be playing nice with South Korea anytime soon

Why North Korea won’t be playing nice with South Korea anytime soon

Pyongyang is firmly focused on winning sanctions relief — talks with Seoul are simply not a priority

Why North Korea won’t be playing nice with South Korea anytime soon
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov August 18, 2019
Why Kim Jong Un has nothing to fear from this month’s ROK-U.S. drills

Why Kim Jong Un has nothing to fear from this month’s ROK-U.S. drills

This month's drills are purely defensive and designed to ensure that diplomacy is not interrupted

Why Kim Jong Un has nothing to fear from this month’s ROK-U.S. drills
Chun In-bum
Chun In-bum August 11, 2019
Landmines and luxury malls: looking North from South Korea’s Odusan Observatory

Landmines and luxury malls: looking North from South Korea’s Odusan Observatory

A visit to Paju, where the two Koreas meet at a fork in the river

Landmines and luxury malls: looking North from South Korea’s Odusan Observatory
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 8, 2019
Why, to American voters, Trump is already winning on North Korea

Why, to American voters, Trump is already winning on North Korea

Polling data suggests a clear divide between the expert community and U.S. public opinion

Why, to American voters, Trump is already winning on North Korea
Three years since its passage, South Korea’s North Korea human rights law stalls

Three years since its passage, South Korea’s North Korea human rights law stalls

Despite law's approval in 2016, highly-anticipated Human Rights Foundation still not functioning

Three years since its passage, South Korea’s North Korea human rights law stalls
Teodora Gyupchanova
Teodora Gyupchanova August 7, 2019
Why North Korea’s new round of missile testing is no cause for alarm

Why North Korea’s new round of missile testing is no cause for alarm

Pyongyang is acting out, but Kim Jong Un is unlikely to withdraw from diplomacy anytime soon

Why North Korea’s new round of missile testing is no cause for alarm
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov August 2, 2019
The other threat from North Korea: international weapons proliferation

The other threat from North Korea: international weapons proliferation

DPRK weapons sales to the Middle East and Africa of great concern, but receive little attention

The other threat from North Korea: international weapons proliferation
Robert E. McCoy
Robert E. McCoy August 1, 2019
Building a “small deal”: how North Korea sanctions relief might work

Building a “small deal”: how North Korea sanctions relief might work

The DPRK's private sector-dominated industries must be the first to see restrictions lifted

Building a “small deal”: how North Korea sanctions relief might work
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov July 28, 2019
Why the United States should suspend joint military exercises with South Korea

Why the United States should suspend joint military exercises with South Korea

Thursday's missile test underlines the urgent need for greater trust-building

Why the United States should suspend joint military exercises with South Korea
Henri Feron
Henri Feron July 25, 2019
Grist to Pyongyang’s mill: Tokyo’s trade war with Seoul
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Grist to Pyongyang’s mill: Tokyo’s trade war with Seoul

North Korea will seek to gain from the fallout created by the feuding allies

Grist to Pyongyang’s mill: Tokyo’s trade war with Seoul
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter July 24, 2019
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