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Will North Korea ever abandon nuclear weapons?

Will North Korea ever abandon nuclear weapons?

Compromise, not force, is the only way Pyongyang will be convinced to disarm

Will North Korea ever abandon nuclear weapons?
Kwak Tae-Hwan
Kwak Tae-Hwan March 26, 2017
Construction progress at Tumen city’s new bridge appears stalled: imagery
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Construction progress at Tumen city’s new bridge appears stalled: imagery

Bridge would connect China and North Korea, work previously stalled due to weather

Construction progress at Tumen city’s new bridge appears stalled: imagery
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll March 24, 2017
The first North Korean crisis in Malaysia

The first North Korean crisis in Malaysia

Years before Kim Jong Nam's death, North Korean agents hatched a plot to wreak havoc in Malaysia

The first North Korean crisis in Malaysia
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young March 24, 2017
Next South Korean president should increase defense spending: Bennett

Next South Korean president should increase defense spending: Bennett

N.Korea could conduct "massive biological and chemical weapons attacks" on ROK, says RAND scholar

Next South Korean president should increase defense spending: Bennett
JH Ahn
JH Ahn March 22, 2017
Reflections on detention: An interview with Merrill Newman

Reflections on detention: An interview with Merrill Newman

Over three years on from his imprisonment in North Korea's Yanggakdo Hotel, Newman speaks to NK News

Reflections on detention: An interview with Merrill Newman
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald March 22, 2017
Why North Korea is aiming its missiles at Japan

Why North Korea is aiming its missiles at Japan

Pyongyang is trying to drive a wedge between the U.S. and its allies

Why North Korea is aiming its missiles at Japan
Robert E. McCoy
Robert E. McCoy March 21, 2017
Donald Trump’s red line: Will North Korea call his bluff?

Donald Trump’s red line: Will North Korea call his bluff?

Will Trump really be able to keep to his word that a North Korean ICBM launch "won't happen"?

Donald Trump’s red line: Will North Korea call his bluff?
Dennis P. Halpin
Dennis P. Halpin March 19, 2017
The U.S. obligation to defend the South from North Korea is not limitless

The U.S. obligation to defend the South from North Korea is not limitless

American soldiers should not die because of Seoul's bad decisions

The U.S. obligation to defend the South from North Korea is not limitless
Robert E. McCoy
Robert E. McCoy March 16, 2017
It’s time for the U.S. to negotiate a peace treaty with North Korea

It’s time for the U.S. to negotiate a peace treaty with North Korea

Recent calls by experts for a deal with the North are a long time coming

It’s time for the U.S. to negotiate a peace treaty with North Korea
Ann Wright
Ann Wright March 16, 2017
Why U.S. troops must stay in South Korea

Why U.S. troops must stay in South Korea

A recent call for an end to the American presence in South Korea misses the point

Why U.S. troops must stay in South Korea
Yu Bin Kim
Yu Bin Kim March 15, 2017