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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.

View from the bridge: Signs of change on the N.Korea-China border?

View from the bridge: Signs of change on the N.Korea-China border?

In the border city economic shift is underway - but little appears to change in the DPRK

View from the bridge: Signs of change on the N.Korea-China border?
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov September 28, 2016
The good old days? Misplaced nostalgia for the Sunshine Policy

The good old days? Misplaced nostalgia for the Sunshine Policy

Those who want a return to the days of rapprochement have short memories

The good old days? Misplaced nostalgia for the Sunshine Policy
John Lee
John Lee September 21, 2016
After Pyongyang’s fifth test, is it time for Seoul to develop nukes?

After Pyongyang’s fifth test, is it time for Seoul to develop nukes?

With a return to talks unlikely, South Korea must consider becoming an independent nuclear power

After Pyongyang’s fifth test, is it time for Seoul to develop nukes?
Cheong Seong-chang
Cheong Seong-chang September 20, 2016
North Korea’s attempts to block outside information will fail

North Korea’s attempts to block outside information will fail

Kim Jong Un is right to worry about knowledge that is damaging to his regime coming into the country

North Korea’s attempts to block outside information will fail
Robert E. McCoy
Robert E. McCoy September 19, 2016
No easy answers: Preparing for a nuclear Son’gun Korea

No easy answers: Preparing for a nuclear Son’gun Korea

The DPRK's military first principle makes compromise a bitter pill to swallow

No easy answers: Preparing for a nuclear Son’gun Korea
Daniel Pinkston
Daniel Pinkston September 19, 2016
War Games: who is responsible for tension on the Korean peninsula?

War Games: who is responsible for tension on the Korean peninsula?

In refusing to talk to Pyongyang, the US and S.Korea must hold the blame for the rise in tensions

War Games: who is responsible for tension on the Korean peninsula?
Alexander Vorontsov
Alexander Vorontsov September 15, 2016
“Ms. Wang” and the curious case of North Korea’s Chinese citizens

“Ms. Wang” and the curious case of North Korea’s Chinese citizens

Understanding the DPRK's Chinese minority and what their future holds

“Ms. Wang” and the curious case of North Korea’s Chinese citizens
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov September 15, 2016
Fallout: S. Korea as collateral damage in U.S.’ struggle with China

Fallout: S. Korea as collateral damage in U.S.’ struggle with China

THAAD and the South China Sea ruling shift Chinese attitudes, raising concerns in the South

Fallout: S. Korea as collateral damage in U.S.’ struggle with China
Tim Beal
Tim Beal September 13, 2016
South Korea and the U.S must be prepared to hit back at Pyongyang

South Korea and the U.S must be prepared to hit back at Pyongyang

In light of the fifth test, Seoul and Washington need to draw a line in the sand

South Korea and the U.S must be prepared to hit back at Pyongyang
John Lee
John Lee September 12, 2016
Amid defections, it’s time to expose North Korea’s cash caches

Amid defections, it’s time to expose North Korea’s cash caches

Recent moves by slush fund managers, and some decent detective work, could reveal a lot

Amid defections, it’s time to expose North Korea’s cash caches
Robert E. McCoy
Robert E. McCoy September 12, 2016
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