Opinion
Opinion on the latest North Korea issues from analysts, academics and experts worldwide. Views expressed in Opinion articles are exclusively the authors’ own.
To avoid the worst, US must abandon pretense of North Korean denuclearization
Sanctions will never convince Kim Jong Un to give up his nukes, making diplomacy the only option to secure stability
Pyongyang Chronicles: Why North Korean scholars love Shakespeare but hate Freud
Professors at the DPRK’s top university are passionate and curious but face considerable obstacles in their work
How Kim Jong Il’s death threw the North Korea tourism industry into flux
Even local guides didn’t seem to know what would happen as the country mourned leader’s passing 11 years ago this month
US policy toward North Korea has not failed
Denuclearizing the DPRK is secondary to the greater goal of preserving South Korea’s democracy and economy
Book review: Can a single man bring down the North Korean state?
Bradley Hope’s ‘The Rebel and the Kingdom’ paints a complex picture of the Madrid raid and the architects behind it
Pyongyang chronicles: Why the DPRK is no fan of ‘The Lord of the Rings’
All education must be revolutionary, and Kim Il Sung University instructors had no time for fantasies of Middle Earth
Pyongyang chronicles: Late-night mahjong and K-pop at the DPRK’s top university
Foreign students’ lives in North Korea can vary dramatically based on where they’re from — and how much money they have
Book review: Grappling with the personal and political toll of Korea’s division
Hwang Sok-yong’s ‘The Prisoner’ tells story of his life as a ‘refugee’ from North Korea for whom going home is a crime
Expel North Korean diplomats to send a message to Kim Jong Un
In face of DPRK weapons tests and UN inaction, throwing out top envoys will pave way for stronger sanctions enforcement
Accepting North Korea as a nuclear state is no solution
Dropping demands that DPRK denuclearize will only facilitate its hostile geopolitical ambitions, not peace
