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July 17, 2024

Opinion

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

Denying human rights to uphold it: A N.Korean defector’s case

Denying human rights to uphold it: A N.Korean defector’s case

If upholding one person's human rights endangers the safety of many more, what can we do?

Denying human rights to uphold it: A N.Korean defector’s case
Joo Seong-ha
Joo Seong-ha June 27, 2016
Hwasong-10 shows the value North Korea’s perseverance

Hwasong-10 shows the value North Korea’s perseverance

Missile test a huge leap forward and a grim look at things to come

Hwasong-10 shows the value North Korea’s perseverance
Tal Inbar
Tal Inbar June 23, 2016
Diplomacy with North Korea? Not yet

Diplomacy with North Korea? Not yet

Negotiations with Pyongyang are doomed until its end goals change

Diplomacy with North Korea? Not yet
John Lee
John Lee June 23, 2016
Kim rules: How term limits hurt inter-Korean policy

Kim rules: How term limits hurt inter-Korean policy

If South Korea's policy changes every five years no progress with the North is likely to take place

Kim rules: How term limits hurt inter-Korean policy
David Tizzard
David Tizzard June 23, 2016
Peace on the Korean Peninsula and the ‘Northern Limit Line’

Peace on the Korean Peninsula and the ‘Northern Limit Line’

DPRK think tank provides assessment of demarcation lines and conflict in the West Sea of Korea

Peace on the Korean Peninsula and the ‘Northern Limit Line’
Jong Kil Song June 20, 2016
Only inter-Korean cooperation can solve illegal Chinese fishing

Only inter-Korean cooperation can solve illegal Chinese fishing

Unilateral ventures around NLL risk not just those fishermen, but catastrophic escalation

Only inter-Korean cooperation can solve illegal Chinese fishing
Kim Dong-yub
Kim Dong-yub June 17, 2016
The Obama administration is right on N.Korea, the critics are wrong

The Obama administration is right on N.Korea, the critics are wrong

North Korea’s refusal to accept administration’s outstretched hand led to current impasse

The Obama administration is right on N.Korea, the critics are wrong
David Straub
David Straub June 9, 2016
The carrot does not work on North Korea

The carrot does not work on North Korea

No 'free' trade can happen as long as Kim Jong Un's coterie insist on exploiting the proceedings

The carrot does not work on North Korea
John Lee
John Lee June 3, 2016
Dialogue with North Korea through music

Dialogue with North Korea through music

Take advantage of Pyongyang's high prioritization of classical music through joint endeavors

Dialogue with North Korea through music
Hyung Joon Won
Hyung Joon Won May 25, 2016
Kim Jong Un doesn’t deserve an olive branch

Kim Jong Un doesn’t deserve an olive branch

Even talking of reconciliation risks undermining an international consensus against Kim's crimes

Kim Jong Un doesn’t deserve an olive branch
John Lee
John Lee May 20, 2016
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