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On North Korea, it’s not just the US that’s using ‘strategic patience’
Biden has prioritized China over the DPRK, and Beijing and Moscow have shown no urgency on denuclearization
Book review: ‘Outsiders: Memories of Migration to and from North Korea’
Markus Bell writes a sobering reflection on the tens of thousands of Koreans that voluntarily left Japan for North Korea
Interview: Past US envoy for DPRK says end-of-war declaration a ‘positive step’
Former Amb. Joseph Yun also tells NK News that declaration is unlikely to weaken US military presence on peninsula
Political disputes leave US no closer to appointing DPRK human rights envoy
Biden has yet to even announce a nominee for the key role that works to improve human rights in the country
Dozens of Russians leave from Pyongyang amid ongoing exodus of embassy staff
Palestinian ambassador also departs, multiple sources say
Preparations in ‘final stage’ to reopen North Korea’s border with China: MOU
Unification ministry points to technical inspections, quarantine facilities near the DPRK-China land border
Yoon Seok-youl calls DPRK a ‘failed’ state, vows to defend democratic values
Remarks come after his progressive rival earlier rejected inter-Korean ideological competition
Why an end-of-war declaration with North Korea may not lead to peace
Only a peace treaty can end a war, but even that isn’t enough to guarantee the cessation of hostilities
EXPLAINER: What North Korea policy might look like under Yoon Seok-youl
NK Pro analyzes the conservative presidential candidate’s remarks, with commentary from his top policy adviser
Yoon Seok-youl’s DPRK policy ensures return to ‘fire and fury’: Democratic Party
Democratic Party blasts presidential candidate after he suggests scrapping 2018 inter-Korean military agreement
