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’s troop dispatch to Russia lays bare a disregard for soldiers’ lives
North Korean forces appear to be serving under Russian command, underscoring their role as revenue generators for regime
Kim Jong Un is winning the war for young North Koreans’ hearts and minds
Data shows perceptions of regime have improved over last decade, underscoring need to increase access to information
Book review: A ‘dimwitted’ Japanese diplomat’s diary of life in North Korea
Sugiyama Takeshi offers rare look at project to build light water reactors in DPRK, but few insights into why it failed
Biden’s North Korea policy has failed. It’s time for something different.
Trump has been willing to ditch Beltway fantasy of complete denuclearization and should pursue arms control if reelected
‘Escape’ review: North Korean soldiers’ daring defection, told for South Koreans
Hit film skirts politics and discussion of human rights, seeking to send message of the importance of valuing freedom
Book review: Taking Tokyo to task for poor policy on North Korea’s abductions
Impressive Japanese book tells stories of abductees and accuses leaders of prioritizing publicity stunts over diplomacy
With Putin visit, Russia and North Korea threaten to further upend global norms
Pyongyang summit will be crucial test of allies’ strategic alignment and could solidify DPRK’s status as a nuclear state
The trouble with comparing North Korea’s chief propagandist to Joseph Goebbels
Likening Kim Ki Nam to Nazi politician ignores how much more centralized DPRK is than Germany under National Socialism
The Panel of Experts on North Korea is dead. Long live the Panel of Experts.
End of UN group monitoring DPRK sanctions is a major loss, but it’s possible to limit damage and explore new approaches
Book review: Photos that aim to show real North Korea behind nuclear posturing
‘Picturing the DPRK’ offers a sympathetic look at DPRK life but sometimes omits context needed to understand country
