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Four years of Biden: Less summitry, more realistic plans for North Korea’s nukes
The president-elect and his advisors will likely pursue a phased arms control approach to the North Korea nuclear issue
70 years ago in freezing North Korea, China crushed US hopes of a war victory
Americans would not be spending Christmas in the States as planned, but in Korea fighting the cold and the Communists
Kim Jong Un’s teary-eyed speech shows North Korea is in a dire situation
The North Korean leader’s speech was more than an apology — it was an admission that the worse may have yet to come
Timeline: What Joe Biden has said about North Korea over the last 20 years
The former vice president has advocated for US-DPRK talks, but he doesn’t want a Trumpian “photo op” if elected in 2020
Hope is not lost: President Biden might actually make progress on North Korea
Many see Joe Biden only as “strategic patience.” But if elected, he may take things in an entirely different direction.
Why North Korea may be on the brink of another deadly ‘Arduous March’ famine
Sanctions, flooding, COVID-19 and other 2020 conditions look eerily similar to what caused the devastating 1990s famine
Pyongyang’s rapidly shrinking expat community: Risks and implications
The loss of embassy and aid workers in the DPRK may lead to dark era of extreme isolation and limited information
75 years after liberation, are we slowly coming to terms with a divided Korea?
Calls for a united homeland have become gradually quieter since liberation from Japanese colonial rule in 1945
How the atomic bombing of Hiroshima shaped North Korea’s fears for decades
North Korea sees the United States’ refusal to apologize as a sign that Washington might use nuclear weapons again
Friends forever? The China-North Korea defense treaty turns 59
The pact's anniversary means only one year until the two allies' defense commitments are due to be renewed