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Kim recently took his father’s title, but that’s only going to weaken his rule
Trashing Kim Jong Il's legacy will only serve to undermine the very bloodline Kim Jong Un draws his legitimacy from
February 2, 2021
North Korea’s not going to change — no nuke deal, no regime change, no reform
Pyongyang knows that nukes and unquestioning leadership unity are both crucial to its survival
January 29, 2021
‘The big hunt’: When North Korean agents almost killed South Korea’s president
North Korea came dangerously close to assassinating President Park Chung-hee in the Blue House in Seoul on Jan. 21, 1968
January 21, 2021
It’s not about nukes. The real news is North Korea’s dangerous economic reforms.
North Korea pursued economic reform for the last 10 years, but decisions at the Party Congress will undo that progress
January 15, 2021
Kim Jong Un’s nixed New Years speech shows just how stressed he really is
After an isolated year mired by economic hardship, the North Korean leader couldn’t be bothered with ceremonious remarks
January 1, 2021
A North Korean textbook shows that Pyongyang and Beijing are still ‘frenemies’
By all indications, Pyongyang and Beijing really cozied up in 2020. But a recent history book suggests otherwise.
December 17, 2020
For once, we begin to agree: Korea is not divided. It’s two separate states.
Recently, a South Korean newspaper on the left and right both published op-eds arguing the same thing
December 16, 2020
North and South Korea will never, ever reconcile. We should adjust expectations.
The actual goal is to establish, within the Korean Peninsula, a sensible and mild variety of the Cold War regime.
December 4, 2020
Kim Jong Un’s money manipulation is bad news — and there’s likely more to come
The North Korean government is rolling back old decisions at the detriment of the economy
November 26, 2020
Russia-North Korea relations hit a high point and then fell into a deadlock
Russian companies won't significantly invest because North Korea can't give them what they don't already have
November 12, 2020
