Opinion
Opinion on the latest North Korea issues from analysts, academics and experts worldwide. Views expressed in Opinion articles are exclusively the authors’ own.
Reflections on missed opportunities of Kim Il Sung’s death
Dr. Mark Barry, who met Kim Il Sung weeks before his death, reflects on missed opportunities following his death
When two triangles fall apart: The new Korean geopolitics
Japan talking to the North? China cozy with the South? What’s going on?
Track II negotiations and North Korea’s nuclear program: Are they effective?
Supporters see privately arranged dialogue as keeping discussions alive; critics see a waste of time - or worse
Russia’s view of the ROK-Eurasian vision
Without North-South cooperation, Park’s Eurasian integration plans can’t work
The transformation of the nuclear weapons calculus
Why North Korea’s Byungjin policy makes good sense, but has a sting in the tail
Why North Korea may not have just developed a cruise missile
North Korean media's track record seemingly ignored in 38 North analysis
How I became a Koreanist
Soviet academia emphasized Asian Studies in the ‘80s, and North Korea’s role was unique
The deal with Japan and the risks of honesty
N. Korea’s statements on Japanese abductions, though atrocious, have a certain rationale
Calculated ambiguity and the DPRK’s nuclear capability
North Korea combines opaque statements, hints to keep world guessing about its arsenal
Japan, North Korea reinvestigation into the abductees is a farce
Now, as in 2008, the North has too much at stake to give a full accounting for all Japanese abductees
