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How foreign embassies and consulates in China deal with North Korean refugees has been the subject of more than one international diplomatic incident. Recent news coverage in both

On 25 November, the FAO/WFP released a special report on the food situation in North Korea that concluded that despite an improvement in the fall harvest relative to

Having recovered from our annual tryptophan binge, some updates on stories that we have been following: Spies. Back in September, we commented on the arrest of a North Korean

In the previous post, we noted the emergence of South Korea as a serious donor, a component of its wider international standing (including membership in the G20). Here,

We have often argued that South Korea might gain from channeling at least some portion of its official assistance to the DPRK through multilateral routes. Bilateral assistance to

In South Korea, the antics of the DP opposition in the National Assembly have finally backfired; the GNP appears poised to use its majority to bring the KORUS

Back in September, I commented on the resumption of Russia-North Korea joint naval maneuvers.  Not be to be left out, according to the Tokyo Shimbun, China has indicated that

No huge surprises—nor any clear legislative purpose–but a group of thoughtful Korea watchers provided an overview of recent issues earlier this week, ranging from the KORUS to the

In the last post, we focused on the legal issues of the SOFA debate.  In this post, we delve into the data side. The underlying issue in the SOFA