May 02, 2024

Opinion

Opinion on the latest North Korea issues from analysts, academics and experts worldwide. Views expressed in Opinion articles are exclusively the authors’ own.

Kim Jong Un won’t change until he has the power to nuke any American city

Kim Jong Un won’t change until he has the power to nuke any American city

Contrary to what diplomats say, denuclearizing North Korea remains impossible

Kim Jong Un won’t change until he has the power to nuke any American city
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov February 22, 2021
Americans, stop the moral grandstanding on North Korea and get down to business

Americans, stop the moral grandstanding on North Korea and get down to business

Rather than pointing fingers, hawks and doves will need to address their own faults in order to make progress in 2021

Americans, stop the moral grandstanding on North Korea and get down to business
Rob York
Rob York February 9, 2021
Biden must ditch the failed denuclearization-or-nothing attitude on North Korea

Biden must ditch the failed denuclearization-or-nothing attitude on North Korea

The U.S. president should aim to deter North Korean aggression, seek peace and finally normalize relations with the DPRK

Biden must ditch the failed denuclearization-or-nothing attitude on North Korea
Daniel L. Davis
Daniel L. Davis February 4, 2021
With Trump gone, Kim Jong Un will realize that he bet on the wrong horse
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With Trump gone, Kim Jong Un will realize that he bet on the wrong horse

The North Korean leader spent a lot of time wooing a U.S. president that’s about to be replaced by hardliner Joe Biden

With Trump gone, Kim Jong Un will realize that he bet on the wrong horse
Dennis P. Halpin
Dennis P. Halpin January 20, 2021
It’s not about nukes. The real news is North Korea’s dangerous economic reforms.

It’s not about nukes. The real news is North Korea’s dangerous economic reforms.

North Korea pursued economic reform for the last 10 years, but decisions at the Party Congress will undo that progress

It’s not about nukes. The real news is North Korea’s dangerous economic reforms.
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov January 15, 2021
Kim Jong Un’s grave-robbing promotion is his biggest mistake yet
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Kim Jong Un’s grave-robbing promotion is his biggest mistake yet

The North Korean leader is committing ideological heresy by taking Kim Jong Il’s general secretary position

Kim Jong Un’s grave-robbing promotion is his biggest mistake yet
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy January 12, 2021
Kim Jong Un’s nixed New Years speech shows just how stressed he really is
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Kim Jong Un’s nixed New Years speech shows just how stressed he really is

After an isolated year mired by economic hardship, the North Korean leader couldn’t be bothered with ceremonious remarks

Kim Jong Un’s nixed New Years speech shows just how stressed he really is
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov January 1, 2021
Why Kim Jong Un couldn’t be bothered with more ‘on-the-spot’ guidances in 2020
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Why Kim Jong Un couldn’t be bothered with more ‘on-the-spot’ guidances in 2020

It may be a North Korean tradition, but the young ruler is making his own leadership traditions this year

Why Kim Jong Un couldn’t be bothered with more ‘on-the-spot’ guidances in 2020
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko December 25, 2020
Leaflets are psychological warfare. South Korea was right to ban them.

Leaflets are psychological warfare. South Korea was right to ban them.

Citizens can still loudly criticize North Korea, but it’s up to the government to make diplomacy work

Leaflets are psychological warfare. South Korea was right to ban them.
Wang Son-taek
Wang Son-taek December 24, 2020
Unification ministry op-ed: Why South Korea had to stop leaflet launches

Unification ministry op-ed: Why South Korea had to stop leaflet launches

Suh Ho, the vice minister at the Ministry of Unification, penned an exclusive op-ed about South Korea's leaflet bill

Unification ministry op-ed: Why South Korea had to stop leaflet launches
Suh Ho
Suh Ho December 20, 2020
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