Opinion
Opinion on the latest North Korea issues from analysts, academics and experts worldwide. Views expressed in Opinion articles are exclusively the authors’ own.
Trump doesn’t need a grand deal with Kim, but rather small coordinated actions
The upcoming summit with China should aim for minimum coordinated action on North Korea, not a grand bargain.
French novelist traces Korean history through a North Korean spy
Juliette Morillot’s ‘Entre la terre et le sang’ moves across decades from Kaesong, Jeju, Japan and Pyongyang.
North Korea’s talk about Taiwan is bad news for the US
These are not the days of the Sino-Soviet split, in which Pyongyang exploited Beijing and Moscow’s rivalry.
Trump-Kim diplomacy may look unlikely. Seoul should prepare anyway
South Korea needs stronger political ‘scaffolding’ before another US-DPRK summit becomes a real possibility
‘North South Man Woman’: Love, friction and freedom across the Korean divide
Beyond inter-Korean matchmaking, documentary explores survival, gender roles and escapees’ new lives in the South
North Koreans are winning — Kim Jong Un isn’t
North Korea’s people are changing and becoming a force Kim Jong Un cannot resist forever.
Trump’s trifecta of failure on Seoul hands Kim Jong Un the advantage
Abrupt reduction of joint military drills weaken deterrence, punish South Korea and invite further concessions to DPRK
Book review: The struggle in carrying out development work in North Korea
Jerome Sauvage recounts efforts to support farms and hospitals while navigating sanctions and state suspicion
US can abandon North Korea’s denuclearization but make headway on nuclear freeze
In a reality where complete denuclearization cannot be achieved overnight, prioritizing a freeze is not capitulation.
The world should welcome Xi Jinping’s efforts to improve ties with North Korea
China’s ‘neighborhood’ diplomacy is less about building an anti-US axis than pushing for a less destabilizing DPRK
