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 some North Korean defectors choose not to live in the South
Discrimination in the ROK drives some to third countries
How the U.S. should respond to Kim Jong Un’s summit offer
Washington must avoid undermining inter-Korean progress
Mike Pence in Korea: reading the tea leaves
What did the Vice President achieve in a three-day visit to the South?
What an inter-Korean summit in Pyongyang will – and won’t – achieve
A Moon-Kim meeting would represent a welcome thaw, but the fundamentals will not change
Pyongyang to Pyeongchang: playing non-Olympic games
As the games begin, it's worth handing out some prizes of our own
A trip to Yanji, as sanctions begin to bite
Businesses are closing down, laborers are going home, and the border is increasingly monitored
Why the decision to drop Victor Cha has scary implications
The well-regarded scholar was not hawkish enough for Trump
How the U.S. could deter a nuclear North Korea without a war
Washington's Cold War grappling with the USSR offers some clues on how to keep the DPRK in check
The overwrought and exuberant: being realistic about inter-Korean talks
Seoul is not about to embrace Kim Jong Un, but it must be clearer about what it hopes to achieve
Why Trump can take some credit for renewed inter-Korean dialogue
The U.S. President has encouraged Pyongyang and Seoul to talk - but maybe not in the way he thinks
