Opinion
Opinion on the latest North Korea issues from analysts, academics and experts worldwide. Views expressed in Opinion articles are exclusively the authors’ own.
The world may lose its chance to bombard North Korea with information warfare
North Korea’s borders are not as porous to outside media as they used to be, and crackdowns appear to be underway
South Korea’s silence on North Korean missile testing is disservice to nation
Seoul shouldn't be breathing a sigh of relief when American policymakers don’t respond to short-range tests
The US and South Korea must stop threatening Kim Jong Un with war drills
Bilateral military drills should be suspended this year and officials should consider terminating them altogether
North Korea’s increasing reliance on China is a dangerous move for Kim Jong Un
Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il skilfully balanced themselves between rival powers, but Kim Jong Un now leans on just one
Kim Jong Un won’t change until he has the power to nuke any American city
Contrary to what diplomats say, denuclearizing North Korea remains impossible
Americans, stop the moral grandstanding on North Korea and get down to business
Rather than pointing fingers, hawks and doves will need to address their own faults in order to make progress in 2021
Biden must ditch the failed denuclearization-or-nothing attitude on North Korea
The U.S. president should aim to deter North Korean aggression, seek peace and finally normalize relations with the DPRK
With Trump gone, Kim Jong Un will realize that he bet on the wrong horse
The North Korean leader spent a lot of time wooing a U.S. president that’s about to be replaced by hardliner Joe Biden
It’s not about nukes. The real news is North Korea’s dangerous economic reforms.
North Korea pursued economic reform for the last 10 years, but decisions at the Party Congress will undo that progress
Kim Jong Un’s grave-robbing promotion is his biggest mistake yet
The North Korean leader is committing ideological heresy by taking Kim Jong Il’s general secretary position
