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Will Trump make a last-ditch effort on North Korea before leaving office?
With two months left in the White House, Trump could still take some last steps on North Korea — for better or for worse
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North Korea 
Analysis, Opinion & Investigation
Iranian nuclear scientist's death will likely fuel North Korean fears of the US
The assassination could send a message that the US is an unreliable diplomatic partner, even in Biden's White House
North and South Korea will never, ever reconcile. We should adjust expectations.
The actual goal is to establish, within the Korean Peninsula, a sensible and mild variety of the Cold War regime.
North Korean human rights under Trump and Biden — NKNews Podcast Ep. 159
Ambassador Robert R. King, past special envoy for North Korean human rights, reflects on Trump's performance on the DPRK
Forced labor, COVID-19 and DPRK silence on US elections - NKNews Podcast Ep. 158
Nk News' Chad O'Carroll, Jeongmin Kim and Colin Zwirko discuss the latest from North Korea in this roundtable podcast
Statues and sanctions: North Korea in Congo - NKNews Podcast Ep. 157
Hilary Mossberg and John Dell'Osso discuss shady North Korean business deals and sanctions evasion in Africa
How South Korean NGOs impact inter-Korean relations - NKNews Podcast Ep. 156
Sang-young Hong of the Korean Sharing Movement talks about civil society's interactions with North Korea
Trump or Biden: Who can solve the North Korea problem? - NKNews Podcast Ep. 155
John Delury and In-Bum Chun discuss how the 2020 U.S. presidential election could affect North Korea
Why diplomacy is still the way to go with North Korea - NKNews Podcast Ep. 154
Former Secretary of Defense William J. Perry discusses his time in the Clinton administration and talks with the DPRK
Get Behind The Headlines
As diplomacy with North Korea falls apart, the US focuses on calling out China
Washington is returning to its old playbook of treating North Korea like a subset of China policy, experts say
Moon wants to meet Kim at the Tokyo Olympics, but the feeling may not be mutual
Kim, Suga and Biden just aren't as desperate as Moon for another round of his inter-Korean political theater
Photos document North Korean defectors' struggle to forge a new life
A new photo book called "Unperson" explores the lives and memories of North Korean escapees now living in the South
Document: New UN sanctions exemptions guidelines for North Korea-related aid
New guidelines detail the sanctions exemptions process for humanitarian groups trying to help North Korea
North Korea is on a crusade against drugs, crime and 'capitalist culture'
Recent events suggest that North Korea is trying to crack down on markets, foreign influence and "anti-socialist" acts
Timeline: From Pyongyang's election silence to trade dips and Politburo meetings
NK Pro timeline charts the key events from Nov. 1 - Nov. 30
How Trump handled North Korean human rights — and what Biden will do differently
Robert King, former special envoy for North Korean human rights, spoke frankly about the last four years and the future
Why the killing of an Iranian nuclear scientist can't inform North Korea policy
Targeted assassinations of top North Korean officials would be much harder for enemies to do inside DPRK territory
