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How Israel’s Iron Dome can promote inter-Korean stability
Analysis

How Israel’s Iron Dome can promote inter-Korean stability

Active defense systems are a 'must have' for South Korea

How Israel’s Iron Dome can promote inter-Korean stability
Tal InbarTal Inbar May 18, 2021
North Korea continues to claw back control from the private economy
Analysis

North Korea continues to claw back control from the private economy

After flirting with reformism, Kim Jong Un appears eager to return to central planning

North Korea continues to claw back control from the private economy
Peter WardPeter Ward May 17, 2021
How the North Korean dinner table transformed under Kim Jong Un
Analysis

How the North Korean dinner table transformed under Kim Jong Un

Demand for meat in the country suggests an increasingly sophisticated food economy

How the North Korean dinner table transformed under Kim Jong Un
Andrei LankovAndrei Lankov May 14, 2021
Silence on North Korea’s reunification committee bad sign for talks with South
Analysis

Silence on North Korea’s reunification committee bad sign for talks with South

Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Country largely invisible after prominent role in historic rapprochement

Silence on North Korea’s reunification committee bad sign for talks with South
James FretwellJames Fretwell May 13, 2021
North Korea is stronger and more resilient than US policymakers think
Analysis

North Korea is stronger and more resilient than US policymakers think

The Biden administration must consider whether the status quo is really unsustainable for Pyongyang

North Korea is stronger and more resilient than US policymakers think
Kangkyu LeeKangkyu Lee May 12, 2021
It’s time for rhetoric to reflect reality: North Korea sanctions don’t work
Analysis

It’s time for rhetoric to reflect reality: North Korea sanctions don’t work

Research shows that sanctions are an ineffective means to an end for foreign policy

It’s time for rhetoric to reflect reality: North Korea sanctions don’t work
Daniel JasperDaniel Jasper May 11, 2021
Full text: Speech marks South Korean President Moon’s fourth year in office
Analysis

Full text: Speech marks South Korean President Moon’s fourth year in office

With a year left in office, Moon Jae-in vows to do “everything” he can to bring “irreversible peace”

Full text: Speech marks South Korean President Moon’s fourth year in office
NK ProNK Pro May 10, 2021
No matter what Biden does, North Korea will still accuse him of ‘hostile policy’
Analysis

No matter what Biden does, North Korea will still accuse him of ‘hostile policy’

The more the US stresses denuclearization in any form, the more the DPRK will use this term to get what it wants

No matter what Biden does, North Korea will still accuse him of ‘hostile policy’
Edward HowellEdward Howell May 7, 2021
Why South Korea’s Democrats are still the best of a bad bunch for North Korea
Analysis

Why South Korea’s Democrats are still the best of a bad bunch for North Korea

North Korea may bash South Korea's ruling party from time to time, but they're still better than the alternatives

Why South Korea’s Democrats are still the best of a bad bunch for North Korea
James FretwellJames Fretwell May 6, 2021
Kim Jong Un’s battle with teen spirit, foreign media and bureaucracy goes public
Analysis

Kim Jong Un’s battle with teen spirit, foreign media and bureaucracy goes public

Kim is no longer airing out his social concerns to just his close cadres or the party faithful

Kim Jong Un’s battle with teen spirit, foreign media and bureaucracy goes public
Peter WardPeter Ward May 4, 2021