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Computers beat Go players; can they help beat Kim Jong Un?

Computers beat Go players; can they help beat Kim Jong Un?

Wanted: A foreign policy version of AlphaGo to help with America’s foreign policy goals in Asia

Computers beat Go players; can they help beat Kim Jong Un?
Robert E. McCoy
Robert E. McCoy March 28, 2016
A look into North Korea’s ‘Invitation-Only Zone’

A look into North Korea’s ‘Invitation-Only Zone’

Journalist Robert Boynton spent years investigating North Korea’s abduction of Japanese citizens

A look into North Korea’s ‘Invitation-Only Zone’
Jiwon Song | Oliver Hotham March 24, 2016
The Kim who cries wolf

The Kim who cries wolf

Beware of complacency, even if odds of N.Korean attack are actually low

The Kim who cries wolf
Robert E. McCoy
Robert E. McCoy March 22, 2016
Sanctions or sense: How to make North Korea listen

Sanctions or sense: How to make North Korea listen

One cannot expect Pyongyang to stop weapons proliferation when that's what they're doing

Sanctions or sense: How to make North Korea listen
David Tizzard
David Tizzard March 18, 2016
Just how tough is the North Korea sanctions regime?
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Just how tough is the North Korea sanctions regime?

DPRK a special case; cutting-and-pasting from other rogue states’ sanctions inadequate

Just how tough is the North Korea sanctions regime?
Tristan Webb
Tristan Webb March 15, 2016
Suspend the U.S.-South Korea joint military exercises for peace

Suspend the U.S.-South Korea joint military exercises for peace

DPRK think tank argues that nuclear deterrent is necessary as long as joint war games are ongoing

Suspend the U.S.-South Korea joint military exercises for peace
Jon Min Dok March 15, 2016
What are the West’s long-term goals for N.Korea?

What are the West’s long-term goals for N.Korea?

If we don’t know what we want – or set realistic goals – we will never get it

What are the West’s long-term goals for N.Korea?
Robert E. McCoy
Robert E. McCoy March 15, 2016
Is North Korea a racist state?

Is North Korea a racist state?

How well does the average N.Korean retain ultra-nationalist, occasionally race-tinged propaganda?

Is North Korea a racist state?
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy March 14, 2016
N.Korea sanctions: Can China be trusted?

N.Korea sanctions: Can China be trusted?

Beijing holds up its end of the deal for now, but wait for North Korea's May Congress

N.Korea sanctions: Can China be trusted?
John Lee
John Lee March 11, 2016
North Korea: Much more than just bluff and bluster?

North Korea: Much more than just bluff and bluster?

The North’s outlandish nuke threats may be cover for a more limited act of aggression

North Korea: Much more than just bluff and bluster?
Dennis P. Halpin
Dennis P. Halpin March 11, 2016