Columns
Columns on the latest North Korea issues from analysts, academics and renowned experts. Views expressed by our columnists are exclusively the authors’ own.
Must the Cheonan wreck torpedo inter-Korean ties?
Truly honoring the dead means not sacrificing Korea’s future to its past
South Korea’s new unification minister: Big deal?
Like Ryoo Kihl-jae, Hong Yong-pyo will struggle to make much progress
Ultra vires! Rapporteur’s remit is not regime change
Marzuki Darusman’s comments are well out of order - Shouldn’t he resign?
They’ve got a little list: Should NK go back on?
Relisting the DPRK as a terrorist state would hinder, not help, diplomacy
We are family: Is Hwang Pyong So a Cholla chap?
North Korea’s OGD supremo may have family roots in South Korea
North Korea, darkness risible: The ironies of Sonygate
'Interview' hacking scandal has all the makings of a Hollywood flick, except the villain may be innocent
Enter the troika! Northern visit gives peace a sporting chance
A sudden day-trip to Incheon raises hopes of better inter-Korean relations
Watching the defectors: speaking truth to power
Exiles may not be typical, but their voices are authentic and vital
Incheon’s idiocy just flags up more trouble
Asiad organisers must face down the fascists and let the DPRK flag fly free
Straws in the wind: Might the U.S. and DPRK get it on again?
Secret flights, personnel shifts, a UN trip: Something’s up, despite denials