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The death of a North Korean king?
Latest defections suggest North Korea is just a spark away from an uncontrollable conflagration
August 26, 2016
Changes to inter-Korean relations in a post-THAAD environment?
Post-THAAD, Chinese calls for peace treaty and resumption of Six Party Talks likely to grow stronger
August 11, 2016
How elections in U.S. and South Korea will impact North Korea policy
Time running out for President Park to set in stone North Korea pressure policies
July 28, 2016
Why THAAD objections depend a lot on politics, in Korea and beyond
Chinese objections reflect understandable self-interest, but same cannot be said of S. Korea's left
July 15, 2016
Once again, North Korea is the Hermit Kingdom
Pyongyang increasingly isolates itself, even from old allies, through its refusal to change course
July 8, 2016
Diplomacy with North Korea? Not yet
Negotiations with Pyongyang are doomed until its end goals change
June 23, 2016
The carrot does not work on North Korea
No 'free' trade can happen as long as Kim Jong Un's coterie insist on exploiting the proceedings
June 3, 2016
Kim Jong Un doesn’t deserve an olive branch
Even talking of reconciliation risks undermining an international consensus against Kim's crimes
May 20, 2016
N.Korean refugees are Seoul’s best weapon
Sadly, it's a tool South Korean society neglects, as shown by stories of redefection to the North
May 6, 2016
North Korea is a failed state
Mass defections show that something is afoot in the North, even if collapse not imminent
April 21, 2016
