Opinion
Opinion on the latest North Korea issues from analysts, academics and experts worldwide. Views expressed in Opinion articles are exclusively the authors’ own.
“Reading North Korea: an Ethnological Inquiry” – A Book Review
A look at Professor Sonia Ryang's most recent book on the DPRK
Marching Orders: A necessary tradition of annual parades and drills?
Former North Korea envoy says looming military drills in Korea aren't quite as necessary as the allies suggest
High-level talks: A North-South turn for the better?
"Geopolitical and business sense alike to move on from the sad and self-defeating stasis of the past eight years"
Going undercover, revealing very little
Follow-up to BBC documentary adds little but mockery, self-aggrandizement
Subverted Engagement
"The engagers are a growing influence inside the Pyongyang-watching community, even though they are deeply compromised by their need to maintain access"
Is Kim Jong Un the reformer and Jang Song Thaek the reactionary?
Despite execution of Jang, "practical problem solving rather than moralizing judgment" should guide approach to N. Korea
Aidan Foster-Carter joins NK News in 2014
British DPRK-watcher Aidan Foster-Carter will be contributing regular articles and book reviews to NK News. Here he gives us a taster of what to expect:
The kaleidoscope – Two years of Kim Jong Un
"Am I the only one who thinks that it is just a little bit worrying our main sources of information on the leadership in Pyongyang are a former chef and Dennis Rodman?"
Why Rodman’s trip to North Korea should be welcomed
Even small changes in how North Koreans view Westerners can help
