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The tangled fates of the Koreas and the UN: An NK Pro deep dive
NK Pro explores the UN’s pivotal role on the peninsula as North and South mark 30 years since becoming full UN members
September 17, 2021
A hotline history: Why North Korea changes the game when it picks up the phone
The Kim regime has dictated the pace of events on the peninsula by choosing when — and when not — to answer the phone
July 27, 2021
No more defectors? What the drop in numbers means for North Korea and the world
Circumstances in the DPRK are dire, and lack of new arrivals cuts off key information source
July 22, 2021
Book review: Robert R. King’s ‘Patterns of Impunity’
The former Obama official convincingly argues why human rights should remain a top priority for Washington
June 18, 2021
Three years on, little for US and North Korea to build on from Singapore deal
The Korean Peninsula is now far further from the ‘peace and prosperity’ promised in 2018
June 11, 2021
Overpromised, underdelivered? Moon hopes to save his inter-Korean legacy
Moon has one year left to shift status quo with North Korea, but needs help from the U.S. to make it happen
May 19, 2021
Silence on North Korea’s reunification committee bad sign for talks with South
Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Country largely invisible after prominent role in historic rapprochement
May 13, 2021
Why South Korea’s Democrats are still the best of a bad bunch for North Korea
North Korea may bash South Korea's ruling party from time to time, but they're still better than the alternatives
May 6, 2021
The US policy review is finished, but it’s same old, same old to North Korea
The Biden administration says it will pursue diplomacy and deterrence, but all North Korea sees is more hostile policy
May 2, 2021
With only a year left, Moon pitches American public on his hope for peace
South Korea’s president tries to sway US citizens and entice Biden to pick up from where his predecessor dropped out
April 22, 2021
