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 Seoul Must Meet Force With Force
If Seoul fails to respond forcefully to any military action, then this is only likely to lead to further destabilizing behavior from Pyongyang
Undercover in North Korea: Making It Harder For Serious Researchers To Do Their Job
"Obtaining authorizations for academic visits, research work or exchanges with North Korea has always proven difficult and programs like this do not help at all"
Professor Sweeney I Presume?: The Analytic Storm in Auntie’s Tea-cup
Holding barbed wire and looking sad; failing to analyze the ground at Sweeney's feet
An Outsider’s Perspective: A War of Minds and Perception on the Korean Peninsula
"If we don’t take Kim Jong Un at his word then we may be throwing away a valuable perspective on his intent"
A Plan To Hasten North Korean Regime Collapse
"The Spelunker" outlines a plan to 'speeden and expedite North Korean regime collapse'.
Welcome to South Korea’s Ministry of Dreams
The South Korean Ministry of Unification faces a growing battle in times of trouble to “sell” unification to a disillusioned public
Why North Koreans Should Be Allowed Asylum Beyond South Korea – A Response
'If this is the type of governmental discrimination that North Koreans face in South Korea, I may be tempted to sign up for such discrimination'
Young, Reckless Leaders: History Repeats Itself in North Korea
Former philosophy student of Kim Il Sung university reveals the similarities between contemporary inter-Korean tensions and those during the 1970s
Film Review: ‘The Defector’
"A must-see for anyone interested in North Korean refugees, human rights or, simply in the difficulties of real human lives"
Why Korea Needs The BBC World Service
A BBC Korean service would be an important step forward for the UK's involvement in Korean peninsula affairs
