Columns
Columns on the latest North Korea issues from analysts, academics and renowned experts. Views expressed by our columnists are exclusively the authors’ own.
Whizzing to Oz? Australia in Kim Jong Un’s line of fire
Pyongyang’s latest bluster echoes unofficial threats it disowned a decade ago
Drawing a “red line” on North Korea: What’s the point?
First Trump, now Moon Jae-in - but such tough talk achieves little
Park “Gone”-hye: The pendulum in Seoul swings left
South Korea’s likely next leader wants to rebuild bridges to Pyongyang
Seoul and Tokyo fall out again – to Pyongyang’s benefit
Cancelled sub drill highlights how history hamstrings a fragile alliance
Did Park Geun-hye’s Rasputin run her North Korea policy?
Eye-popping, alarming revelations from Seoul may explain twists and turns
Reeling them in: Seoul targets North Korea’s last few friends
Park Geun-hye is down but not out: Look where she visits, and join the dots
China seen banning non-sanctioned trade with North Korea
Merchants expect lifting of sanctions soon; Chinese businessmen discuss renting Kaesong facilites
KIC, RIP? S.Korea closing Kaesong is short-sighted and wrong
Snuffing out the last ember of North-South co-operation makes no sense
Girls, Interrupted: North Korean band’s Beijing no-show
Whatever its cause, this debacle shows Kim Jong Un as diplomatically inept
High-level inter-Korean talks? Low expectations
There is little reason to expect December 11’s Kaesong confab to yield solid results