Opinion
Opinion on the latest North Korea issues from analysts, academics and experts worldwide. Views expressed in Opinion articles are exclusively the authors’ own.
How I became a Koreanist
Soviet academia emphasized Asian Studies in the ‘80s, and North Korea’s role was unique
The deal with Japan and the risks of honesty
N. Korea’s statements on Japanese abductions, though atrocious, have a certain rationale
Calculated ambiguity and the DPRK’s nuclear capability
North Korea combines opaque statements, hints to keep world guessing about its arsenal
Japan, North Korea reinvestigation into the abductees is a farce
Now, as in 2008, the North has too much at stake to give a full accounting for all Japanese abductees
The imbecile, the lecher, the harlot and the monkey
Human rights concerns, S. Korea-Japan relations as subtexts in N. Korea's war on political correctness
The diet of the North’s new rich
Far from starving, Pyongyangites enjoy a large and diverse restaurant scene
Wham Bam Nam! Good riddance to Seoul’s spy chief
The now ex-NIS head meddled in politics and damaged inter-Korean ties
Money matters: The three-tiered system of 1980s North Korean currency
Won came different forms, but the redder your money the better in 1980s Pyongyang
Why won’t the U.S. negotiate with North Korea?
Would another nuclear test make Obama's strategy more proactive?
North Korea in 1984: The Fatherly Leader is watching you
Foreign students, even from Pyongyang’s supposed allies, had their activities severely curtailed in the 1980s
