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Seoul urges North Korea to keep calm during US presidential transition

Seoul urges North Korea to keep calm during US presidential transition

As of Nov. 13, North Korea has not said anything about President-elect Joe Biden’s victory

Seoul urges North Korea to keep calm during US presidential transition
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim November 13, 2020
Unlike Trump, Biden will appoint an envoy for North Korean human rights

Unlike Trump, Biden will appoint an envoy for North Korean human rights

Trump never appointed an envoy, but Biden likely will. The question is when he’ll do it, given all the distractions.

Unlike Trump, Biden will appoint an envoy for North Korean human rights
Robert R. King
Robert R. King November 13, 2020
Expert roundup: Will North Korea test Biden with an ICBM launch in the new year?

Expert roundup: Will North Korea test Biden with an ICBM launch in the new year?

Experts divided about the assumption that Pyongyang will seek to test Washington early in Biden's presidency

Expert roundup: Will North Korea test Biden with an ICBM launch in the new year?
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll November 12, 2020
Kim Jong Un disappears from the public eye as major North Korean events loom

Kim Jong Un disappears from the public eye as major North Korean events loom

Kim yet again absent for at least 20 days straight — amid a U.S. presidential transition and ahead of the Party Congress

Kim Jong Un disappears from the public eye as major North Korean events loom
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko November 12, 2020
Russia-North Korea relations hit a high point and then fell into a deadlock

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

Russia-North Korea relations hit a high point and then fell into a deadlock
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov November 12, 2020
Biden will fix the US-ROK alliance, but his agenda conflicts with Moon’s dreams
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Biden will fix the US-ROK alliance, but his agenda conflicts with Moon’s dreams

South Korea's president is in the final stages of his term and is looking for speedy progress on North Korea

Biden will fix the US-ROK alliance, but his agenda conflicts with Moon’s dreams
Monet Stokes
Monet Stokes November 12, 2020
Biden and Moon talk North Korea denuclearization and vow to meet next year

Biden and Moon talk North Korea denuclearization and vow to meet next year

Both leaders spoke by phone on Thursday, marking their first official chat after Biden became President-elect

Biden and Moon talk North Korea denuclearization and vow to meet next year
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim November 11, 2020
Why part of me will miss Trump’s ignorant and eccentric approach to North Korea

Why part of me will miss Trump’s ignorant and eccentric approach to North Korea

Trump's North Korea deal was unrealistic, but at least it had a chance. Biden's North Korea policy will play it safe.

Why part of me will miss Trump’s ignorant and eccentric approach to North Korea
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov November 10, 2020
Seoul’s foreign minister: Biden will handle North Korea differently from Obama

Seoul’s foreign minister: Biden will handle North Korea differently from Obama

South Korean foreign minister Kang Kyung-wha meets with Pompeo and other officials in Washington, D.C.

Seoul’s foreign minister: Biden will handle North Korea differently from Obama
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim November 9, 2020
Moon tells Biden he hopes North and South can play bigger roles in Korea issues

Moon tells Biden he hopes North and South can play bigger roles in Korea issues

South Korean leader stresses the two Koreas are the “stakeholders” on the peninsula, hopes for strong U.S.-ROK alliance

Moon tells Biden he hopes North and South can play bigger roles in Korea issues
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim November 9, 2020