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Will Pyongyang conduct another nuclear test this weekend?

Will Pyongyang conduct another nuclear test this weekend?

Longtime N.Korea watcher shares five reasons why it most likely won't

Will Pyongyang conduct another nuclear test this weekend?
JH Ahn
JH Ahn October 7, 2016
“Tyranny of the Weak”: The row engulfing North Korean studies

“Tyranny of the Weak”: The row engulfing North Korean studies

The book, which examines DPRK foreign policy in the Cold War, has come under fire for its sourcing

“Tyranny of the Weak”: The row engulfing North Korean studies
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov October 5, 2016
Shades of gray? Challenging the realist view of North Korea

Shades of gray? Challenging the realist view of North Korea

Neoconservative and simplistic approaches to the DPRK haven't worked

Shades of gray? Challenging the realist view of North Korea
David Tizzard
David Tizzard October 5, 2016
Peace through neutrality: Unification through a non-aligned Korea

Peace through neutrality: Unification through a non-aligned Korea

"Neutralization" of the peninsula could end the decades-long division of the peninsula

Peace through neutrality: Unification through a non-aligned Korea
Kwak Tae-Hwan
Kwak Tae-Hwan October 4, 2016
View from Pyongyang: Will new sanctions on North Korea work?

View from Pyongyang: Will new sanctions on North Korea work?

A trip to Pyongyang on a language exchange brings fresh perspectives on the impact of sanctions

View from Pyongyang: Will new sanctions on North Korea work?
Georgy Toloraya
Georgy Toloraya October 3, 2016
View from the bridge: Signs of change on the N.Korea-China border?

View from the bridge: Signs of change on the N.Korea-China border?

In the border city economic shift is underway - but little appears to change in the DPRK

View from the bridge: Signs of change on the N.Korea-China border?
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov September 28, 2016
The good old days? Misplaced nostalgia for the Sunshine Policy

The good old days? Misplaced nostalgia for the Sunshine Policy

Those who want a return to the days of rapprochement have short memories

The good old days? Misplaced nostalgia for the Sunshine Policy
John Lee
John Lee September 21, 2016
After Pyongyang’s fifth test, is it time for Seoul to develop nukes?

After Pyongyang’s fifth test, is it time for Seoul to develop nukes?

With a return to talks unlikely, South Korea must consider becoming an independent nuclear power

After Pyongyang’s fifth test, is it time for Seoul to develop nukes?
Cheong Seong-chang
Cheong Seong-chang September 20, 2016
North Korea’s attempts to block outside information will fail

North Korea’s attempts to block outside information will fail

Kim Jong Un is right to worry about knowledge that is damaging to his regime coming into the country

North Korea’s attempts to block outside information will fail
Robert E. McCoy
Robert E. McCoy September 19, 2016
No easy answers: Preparing for a nuclear Son’gun Korea

No easy answers: Preparing for a nuclear Son’gun Korea

The DPRK's military first principle makes compromise a bitter pill to swallow

No easy answers: Preparing for a nuclear Son’gun Korea
Daniel Pinkston
Daniel Pinkston September 19, 2016
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