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 unification offers the best chance for improving North Korean human rights
Only when Kim Jong Un feels secure can real reform take place in the DPRK
Trump’s North Korea road trip: no backseat drivers please
The President must make it clear that now is not the time for mixed messaging
North Korea as the next Vietnam? It’s unlikely
"Reform and opening-up" could be highly damaging to political stability
“Peace for our time” may be premature: potential N. Korea-U.S. summit pitfalls
While talk is far preferable to conflict, it is too early to start uncorking the champagne bottles
Why North Korea is pushing back on its human rights record
Pyongyang could use the issue as a pretext to withdraw from dialogue should things not go its way
Moon Jae-in’s first year: what’s been achieved on North Korea?
Building on the momentum of the past year must be the ROK President's primary goal going forward
Balloons for peace: why sending media into North Korea by air must continue
Our launches have yet to start a war or derail a single step towards peace
What Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran deal means for North Korea
While not a game-changer, the decision to scuttle the JCPOA sends the wrong message to Pyongyang
Why South Korean politics holds scary lessons for North Korea’s elite
The sorry fates of former ROK heads of state could one day be visited on the Kims
The biggest tax cuts in North Korean history
The DPRK's command economy made the abolition of personal income tax largely symbolic
