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

What Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran deal means for North Korea

What Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran deal means for North Korea

While not a game-changer, the decision to scuttle the JCPOA sends the wrong message to Pyongyang

What Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran deal means for North Korea
Mintaro Oba
Mintaro Oba May 8, 2018
Why South Korean politics holds scary lessons for North Korea’s elite

Why South Korean politics holds scary lessons for North Korea’s elite

The sorry fates of former ROK heads of state could one day be visited on the Kims

Why South Korean politics holds scary lessons for North Korea’s elite
Peter Ward
Peter Ward May 8, 2018
The biggest tax cuts in North Korean history

The biggest tax cuts in North Korean history

The DPRK's command economy made the abolition of personal income tax largely symbolic

The biggest tax cuts in North Korean history
Peter Ward
Peter Ward May 7, 2018
What a Moon-Kim meeting did – and didn’t – achieve

What a Moon-Kim meeting did – and didn’t – achieve

The inter-Korean summit cleared the fog, but a long road to denuclearization lies ahead

What a Moon-Kim meeting did – and didn’t – achieve
Cha Du-hyeogn
Cha Du-hyeogn May 3, 2018
Why is the Global Fund pulling out of North Korea?

Why is the Global Fund pulling out of North Korea?

A withdrawal of essential funding will exacerbate an already-urgent public health crisis

Why is the Global Fund pulling out of North Korea?
Kwonjune J. Seung
Kwonjune J. Seung May 2, 2018
Don’t believe the hype: we must be realistic about the inter-Korean summit

Don’t believe the hype: we must be realistic about the inter-Korean summit

Friday's meeting was merely an opening act for the Kim-Trump talks

Don’t believe the hype: we must be realistic about the inter-Korean summit
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov April 30, 2018
Give Kim an offer he can’t refuse: exchange nukes for economic modernization

Give Kim an offer he can’t refuse: exchange nukes for economic modernization

For any agreement to stand a chance, it must come with cash - and security guarantees

Give Kim an offer he can’t refuse: exchange nukes for economic modernization
Chan Young Bang
Chan Young Bang April 30, 2018
Parsing the Panmunjom Declaration

Parsing the Panmunjom Declaration

A historic Kim-Moon agreement represents progress, but the really tough issues all lie ahead

Parsing the Panmunjom Declaration
Stephan Haggard
Stephan Haggard April 29, 2018
The road to denuclearization: key objectives for the inter-Korean summit

The road to denuclearization: key objectives for the inter-Korean summit

On the nitty gritty details, South Korea must seek clarity from the North

The road to denuclearization: key objectives for the inter-Korean summit
Hyuk Kim
Hyuk Kim April 26, 2018
How to get hired as a North Korean laborer abroad

How to get hired as a North Korean laborer abroad

Interviews with defectors reveal a grueling - and expensive - recruitment process

How to get hired as a North Korean laborer abroad
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov April 23, 2018
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