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Book review: North Korea takes center stage in chilling look at new nuclear era

Book review: North Korea takes center stage in chilling look at new nuclear era

Ankit Panda’s book 'The New Nuclear Age' lays bare a dangerous world with more nukes and shortage of diplomacy

Book review: North Korea takes center stage in chilling look at new nuclear era
Stephen Mercado
Stephen Mercado May 1, 2025
Trump was right to engage with North Korea. He should do so again.

Trump was right to engage with North Korea. He should do so again.

Isolation and pressure have failed to improve US security, and polling shows Americans want engagement, not threats

Trump was right to engage with North Korea. He should do so again.
Austin Headrick
Austin Headrick April 23, 2025
Book review: How Kim Il Sung ‘accidentally’ became North Korea’s brutal tyrant

Book review: How Kim Il Sung ‘accidentally’ became North Korea’s brutal tyrant

In an impressive new book, Fyodor Tertitskiy draws on diverse sources to tell the untold story of the elusive dictator

Book review: How Kim Il Sung ‘accidentally’ became North Korea’s brutal tyrant
Oliver Jia
Oliver Jia April 17, 2025
Book review: ‘Hidden Heroes’ offers rare glimpse into North Korean fiction

Book review: ‘Hidden Heroes’ offers rare glimpse into North Korean fiction

New anthology brings ten translated short stories from the DPRK, showcasing struggles and triumphs of everyday citizens

Book review: ‘Hidden Heroes’ offers rare glimpse into North Korean fiction
Stephen Mercado
Stephen Mercado April 10, 2025
Book review: Japanese scholars shed light on North Korean politics and culture

Book review: Japanese scholars shed light on North Korean politics and culture

Keio University book offers a meticulously researched look at the DPRK using both internal and external sources

Book review: Japanese scholars shed light on North Korean politics and culture
Stephen Mercado
Stephen Mercado February 12, 2025
The myth of human wave attacks obscures what North Korea is learning in Ukraine

The myth of human wave attacks obscures what North Korea is learning in Ukraine

Stereotypes about communist tactics risk minimizing how DPRK troops are adjusting to modern combat in Kursk

The myth of human wave attacks obscures what North Korea is learning in Ukraine
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young January 30, 2025
Joe Biden’s legacy on North Korea is a whole lot of nothing

Joe Biden’s legacy on North Korea is a whole lot of nothing

US president carried on a bipartisan tradition of deprioritizing Pyongyang, even as it further developed its nukes

Joe Biden’s legacy on North Korea is a whole lot of nothing
Rob York
Rob York January 20, 2025
Book review: A South Korean recounts what it’s like to commute to North Korea

Book review: A South Korean recounts what it’s like to commute to North Korea

Kim Min-ju offers a firsthand account of daily life and culture clashes while working at the Kaesong Industrial Complex

Book review: A South Korean recounts what it’s like to commute to North Korea
Stephen Mercado
Stephen Mercado January 17, 2025
Seeing red: Yoon’s ‘pro-North Korea forces’ rhetoric evokes authoritarian past

Seeing red: Yoon’s ‘pro-North Korea forces’ rhetoric evokes authoritarian past

Martial law declaration to root out ‘anti-state forces’ drew on anti-communist logic long used to stifle ROK democracy

Seeing red: Yoon’s ‘pro-North Korea forces’ rhetoric evokes authoritarian past
Dan Gudgeon
Dan Gudgeon December 12, 2024
North Korea’s bold turn toward Russia poses test for Trump’s second term

North Korea’s bold turn toward Russia poses test for Trump’s second term

Kim Jong Un has thrown off isolation to support invasion of Ukraine, but Trump’s rapport with leader provides an opening

North Korea’s bold turn toward Russia poses test for Trump’s second term
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young November 28, 2024
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