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December 23, 2024

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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.

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
North Korea’s slaves: It’s about agency, not pay

North Korea’s slaves: It’s about agency, not pay

The North must be forced to use its free citizen market, curtail use of coerced foreign laborers

North Korea’s slaves: It’s about agency, not pay
Robert Potter
Robert Potter May 16, 2016
Sanctions will hurt everyone but North Korea’s leaders

Sanctions will hurt everyone but North Korea’s leaders

If anything sanction will cause authorities to crack down on nascent marketization in the North

Sanctions will hurt everyone but North Korea’s leaders
Georgy Toloraya
Georgy Toloraya May 12, 2016
N.Korean refugees are Seoul’s best weapon

N.Korean refugees are Seoul’s best weapon

Sadly, it's a tool South Korean society neglects, as shown by stories of redefection to the North

N.Korean refugees are Seoul’s best weapon
John Lee
John Lee May 6, 2016
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