Opinion
Opinion on the latest North Korea issues from analysts, academics and experts worldwide. Views expressed in Opinion articles are exclusively the authors’ own.
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
Kim Jong Un’s nixed New Years speech shows just how stressed he really is
After an isolated year mired by economic hardship, the North Korean leader couldn’t be bothered with ceremonious remarks
Why Kim Jong Un couldn’t be bothered with more ‘on-the-spot’ guidances in 2020
It may be a North Korean tradition, but the young ruler is making his own leadership traditions this year
Leaflets are psychological warfare. South Korea was right to ban them.
Citizens can still loudly criticize North Korea, but it’s up to the government to make diplomacy work
Unification ministry op-ed: Why South Korea had to stop leaflet launches
Suh Ho, the vice minister at the Ministry of Unification, penned an exclusive op-ed about South Korea's leaflet bill
A North Korean textbook shows that Pyongyang and Beijing are still ‘frenemies’
By all indications, Pyongyang and Beijing really cozied up in 2020. But a recent history book suggests otherwise.
For once, we begin to agree: Korea is not divided. It’s two separate states.
Recently, a South Korean newspaper on the left and right both published op-eds arguing the same thing
It’s not just leaflets. Seoul’s new law is a historic assault on free speech.
The new "anti-leaflet" law insults the constitution and will have a chilling effect on North Korea-related activism
Reunification is no ‘pipe dream.’ Korea has already started to reconcile.
An op-ed recently argued that the most Koreans can realistically hope for is a "mild Cold War" — but that's not right
