Opinion
Opinion on the latest North Korea issues from analysts, academics and experts worldwide. Views expressed in Opinion articles are exclusively the authors’ own.
Should U.S. Troops Consider Leaving Korea Altogether?
Engagement hasn’t worked, sanctions won’t either, argues Geoffrey Fattig. How about withdrawal?
How The Nuclear Test Affects Ordinary People in South Korea
A look at how North and South Korean citizens are reacting South of the DMZ
How The World Will Respond To North Korea’s Nuke
This test will be the first of many challenges for Park Geun-hye and could dictate South Korean policy towards the North for the next five years.
Breakthrough: North Korea’s Long Range Missile Launch
In December launch North Korea has proven cynics wrong and shown that it can successfully deploy a three-stage ICBM
A Turning Point in the N. Korea Human Rights Issue
Calls are growing for an independent review of human rights in North Korea
Stuck In Limbo: The Reason North Korea Can’t Reform
Kim Jong Un knows that reform is needed but can't see a low-risk route to implementing it
Of Caste and Community: Return and Re-migration of North Koreans
Can North Koreans going to Europe and America be given permanent domicile?
Re-Defection to North Korea: Exaggeration or the Beginning of a Trend?
HRNK Experts look at the context behind an increasing trend of "re-defection" to North Korea
Spy Games: Defector Arrested For Smuggling Data To North
Espionage attempt undermines trust between South Koreans and North Korean defectors