Opinion
Opinion on the latest North Korea issues from analysts, academics and experts worldwide. Views expressed in Opinion articles are exclusively the authors’ own.
Why the real focus of Xi’s state visit to North Korea was Taiwan, not Russia
Amid escalating spat with Japan, Beijing wants to show Pyongyang backs its reunification goals
How Seoul can transform inter-Korean ties by abandoning the name ‘North Korea’
Adopting Pyongyang’s preferred label would acknowledge historical reality, and open a door to peaceful coexistence
North Korea is marching deeper into Moscow’s orbit, and aims to stay
DPRK troops at Russia’s Victory Parade suggest the allies are building ties to outlast the war in Ukraine
New book details uneasy lives of North Korea’s privileged but powerless
Jieun Baek’s study of elite defectors probes fear, loyalty and the prospects for regime change in North Korea
How the US can break its cycle with North Korea through forced transparency
The lessons learned from negotiations with Iraq and Iran between 1995-2010 could set the stage for DPRK talks
Pyongyang’s journey from ‘Jerusalem of the East’ to Kim cult capital
Jonathan Cheng’s richly illustrated book sheds light on Pyongyang’s churches, Christian refugees and political elites
Former DPRK diplomat peels back curtain on Pyongyang’s foreign policy apparatus
New memoir provides a revealing, if partial, account of North Korea’s diplomacy and the officials competing to guide it
North Korean and Russian cyber actors may be teaming up. So must allies.
South Korea and the UK need to increase joint efforts to counter illicit activity by shared adversaries in cyberspace
Seoul’s restraint toward North Korea is not a sign of weakness
Critics who accuse Lee Jae Myung of subservience to Pyongyang fail to see how South Korea can win without fighting
What South Korea can do to combat North Korean disinformation before it starts
Seoul must take advanced action to track propaganda trends and educate the public about how Pyongyang distorts history
