Opinion
Opinion on the latest North Korea issues from analysts, academics and experts worldwide. Views expressed in Opinion articles are exclusively the authors’ own.
Watching the defectors: speaking truth to power
Exiles may not be typical, but their voices are authentic and vital
Behind North Korea’s official economic numbers
Statistics display unreliable data but say much about Pyongyang’s political calculus
Incheon’s idiocy just flags up more trouble
Asiad organisers must face down the fascists and let the DPRK flag fly free
Engagement and its geopolitical context
Consider assymetrical power relationship when broaching U.S., N. Korean dialogue
How North Korea uses, abuses history
N. Korean historical hagiography puts even S. Korean nationalists to shame
Engaging with engagement: Preferring to talk only to God
It’s not just North Korea; U.S. has long history of not talking things out with opponents
Straws in the wind: Might the U.S. and DPRK get it on again?
Secret flights, personnel shifts, a UN trip: Something’s up, despite denials
What N. Koreans think of S. Korean entertainment
Northerners impressed by S. Korean prosperity; appalled by violence, sex and greed
North Korea – by those who have lived there
Despite growing number of foreign residents, few books written about what it's like living in N. Korea
North Korean dialect as a Soviet Russian translation
Bizarre-sounding declarations from state media often have origins in Moscow
