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What does President Moon Jae-in mean for North Korea?

What does President Moon Jae-in mean for North Korea?

Experts weigh in on the likely outcome of a Moon presidency on the DPRK and regional politics

What does President Moon Jae-in mean for North Korea?
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji | Oliver Hotham May 9, 2017
North Korean defectors in the South: A model for unification?

North Korean defectors in the South: A model for unification?

The lives of refugees show that unification will not be easy or cheap

North Korean defectors in the South: A model for unification?
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov May 8, 2017
Post-election, will North Korea make its next move?

Post-election, will North Korea make its next move?

Former Lee Myung-bak advisor argues Pyongyang will be quick to test the new ROK President

Post-election, will North Korea make its next move?
Cha Du-hyeogn
Cha Du-hyeogn May 5, 2017
How Russia and South Korea could work together on North Korea

How Russia and South Korea could work together on North Korea

The next South Korean president could find an unlikely ally against the DPRK in Vladimir Putin

How Russia and South Korea could work together on North Korea
Anthony V. Rinna
Anthony V. Rinna May 4, 2017
Expert survey: Should UN member states end diplomatic relations with N.Korea?

Expert survey: Should UN member states end diplomatic relations with N.Korea?

Experts weigh in on how North Korea would respond to severed diplomatic ties

Expert survey: Should UN member states end diplomatic relations with N.Korea?
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll May 1, 2017
How Donald Trump is seriously undermining the South Korea-U.S. alliance

How Donald Trump is seriously undermining the South Korea-U.S. alliance

From the "armada" to THAAD, it seems each new blunder alienates Seoul more and more

How Donald Trump is seriously undermining the South Korea-U.S. alliance
John Lee
John Lee April 30, 2017
Will THAAD impede China-U.S. cooperation over North Korea?

Will THAAD impede China-U.S. cooperation over North Korea?

THAAD has driven a wedge between the two - but working for peace in Korea is still possible

Will THAAD impede China-U.S. cooperation over North Korea?
Kwak Tae-Hwan
Kwak Tae-Hwan April 27, 2017
Is the U.S. backing Kim Jong Un into a corner?

Is the U.S. backing Kim Jong Un into a corner?

This is not routine provocation: the DPRK leadership senses the danger it increasingly faces

Is the U.S. backing Kim Jong Un into a corner?
Robert E. McCoy
Robert E. McCoy April 25, 2017
What we should make of current tensions on the Korean peninsula

What we should make of current tensions on the Korean peninsula

The rhetoric may have you believe we are on the brink of war - but we've seen this all before

What we should make of current tensions on the Korean peninsula
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov April 19, 2017
What China really wants for Korea: A unified puppet state controlled by them

What China really wants for Korea: A unified puppet state controlled by them

South Korea and the U.S. must not misread Beijing's objectives

What China really wants for Korea: A unified puppet state controlled by them
Robert E. McCoy
Robert E. McCoy April 19, 2017
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