Dennis P. Halpin, a former Foreign Service Officer and senior Congressional staff, is a consultant on Asian issues.
The North’s outlandish nuke threats may be cover for a more limited act of aggression
At what point does a fed-up Beijing look elsewhere in the Kim family to uphold its interests?
Worries that Tehran sanctions relief further funds Pyongyang’s nuke development
With voting about to start, look for influx of North Korea, nuclear-related questions for candidates
Remembering the North's long-standing, oft-forgotten religious heritage this holiday season
Continued risks of instability north of the DMZ may distract from coming cross-Straits tensions
A S.Korean presence at China’s parade, a Chinese presence at the North’s, and a marginalized America
Since 1994 the 42nd president has gone from adversary to Pyongyang propaganda prop
Reactor now under Islamic State's control nearly used Pyongyang's help to produce nuclear weaponry
Beijing continues to deny what really happened in Korea in 1950-53 – and its role in the conflict
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