Opinion
Opinion on the latest North Korea issues from analysts, academics and experts worldwide. Views expressed in Opinion articles are exclusively the authors’ own.
Kimmy No-Mates: Why no meeting and greeting?
In power over 2 years, Kim Jong Un has yet to meet a single other leader
Enjoying a very unusual life indeed: North Korea in 1984
Lankov says life for a foreign visitor in 1980s Pyongyang had its own pleasures, amusements
Give cultural engagement with North Korea a chance
Efforts by Globe Theatre should be encouraged, as should presence of foreign broadcasters
Could revitalization of Russia – North Korea relations lead to an economic renaissance?
Russia - DPRK relations have been steadily improving for over a year, suggesting Ukraine situation not cause
Report suggests Hwang Pyong So may have assumed new No. 2 status
Choe Ryong Hae may be relinquishing some responsibility due to poor health
The contradictions of Dresden
Park’s position on joint military drills, denuclearization doom her proposal
North Korean studies, off the beaten path
NK News series presents emerging, lesser-known names in N. Korean studies
Military Foundation Day shows regime’s commitment to armed forces
Public holiday primarily propaganda to maintain military loyalty, national pride
Blasts from the past: Extinct North Korea websites
Was there life before NKNews? A backward glance at some early pioneers
Why interest in the North Korean army is dropping
The informal economy means young people have other options for success
