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  • 13 Jul 2020
    • North Korea

    Kim Jong-un zigs, Kim Yo-jong zags, and how North Korea negotiates

    Khang Vu
    A threat, then an olive branch. A provocation, then soothing words. Pyongyang’s pattern has a purpose.
  • 23 Jun 2020
    • North Korea
    • South Korea
    • United States

    Can inter-Korean peace be salvaged from the latest wreckage?

    Khang Vu
    Mismatched expectations pose a big problem on the peninsula.
  • 11 Jun 2020
    • North Korea

    North Korea may have benefited from the pandemic after all

    Khang Vu
    With Washington distracted by Covid-19, the crisis allowed Beijing to cooperate with Pyongyang without usual censure.
  • 12 May 2020
    • North Korea

    Where did Kim Jong-un go?

    Khang Vu
    We should be cautious when speculating about a North Korea collapse.
  • 10 Apr 2020
    • North Korea
    • Vietnam
    • Coronavirus

    Vietnam, North Korea, politics and Covid-19: The numbers tell a story

    Khang Vu
    The two Communist nations boast low or even zero cases of the virus. What message does this send?
  • 13 Mar 2020
    • United States
    • Trade
    • US Elections
    • North Korea

    Democrats on trade, and North Korea: “No hot dish for the dictator”

    Richard Maude
    From free trade to one of Asia’s most intractable challenges, a Democratic president needs to navigate Trump’s legacy.
  • 12 Mar 2020
    • North Korea
    • South Korea

    Covid-19 will kill Moon Jae-in’s Korea détente

    Khang Vu
    Fears of the virus’s spread have ruined hopes tourism could bind North and South Korea – with a mounting political cost.
  • 4 Feb 2020
    • Japan
    • North Korea
    • South Korea

    Tokyo Olympics are a chance for diplomatic reset with North Korea

    Khang Vu
    The 2018 PyeongChang games eased engagement between South Korea and Kim Jong-un. Japan has a similar opportunity now.
  • 20 Jan 2020
    • United States
    • North Korea

    Expect more hype, little progress on North Korea this year

    Robert E Kelly
    Donald Trump and Moon Jae-in are eager for a deal, but the current stalemate is likely to continue.
  • 8 Jan 2020
    • United States
    • North Korea

    North Korea’s ambiguous New Year message

    Khang Vu
    A deadline warning came and went, illustrating the constraints on Kim Jong-un even as he keeps all options on the table.
  • 7 Jan 2020
    • United States
    • Iran
    • North Korea

    “Maximum pressure” demands diplomatic off-ramps

    Leif-Eric Easley
    For the US, escalation and de-escalation with Iran and North Korea require greater international coordination.
  • 2 Dec 2019
    • North Korea
    • South Korea
    • United States

    Moon Jae-in’s foreign policy reorientation

    Robert E Kelly
    He has spoken so favourably of Kim Jong-un that Moon has been criticised for acting as North Korea’s foreign minister.
  • 12 Nov 2019
    • United States
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • North Korea

    North Korea’s deadline logic

    Khang Vu
    Pyongyang has declared an end-of-year cut off in the nuclear talks, yet does such a deadline really matter?
  • 11 Oct 2019
    • United States
    • North Korea
    • South Korea

    Why does North Korea keep dragging its feet?

    Khang Vu
    Pyongyang is taking a high-risk, high-reward approach to its engagement with the US.
  • 24 Sep 2019
    • North Korea
    • Rules Based Audio

    North Korea under Kim Jong-un: Podcast out now

    Kelsey Munro
    Washington Post Beijing bureau chief Anna Fifield talks about ordinary life, elite politics and nukes in North Korea.
  • 10 Sep 2019
    • North Korea
    • Vietnam

    The Amazing Race flies into North Korea

    Khang Vu
    North Korea’s charm offensive stepped up a gear when the popular and long-running TV franchise made a stopover.
  • 8 Aug 2019
    • United States
    • North Korea

    Is North Korea still interested in working-level talks?

    Khang Vu
    Missile tests hardly seem to signal Pyongyang’s sincerity but may serve as a distraction tactic for wider aims.
  • 29 Jul 2019
    • Defence & Security
    • China
    • North Korea
    • Russia
    • South Korea

    The trouble in the air on a tense Tuesday in Northeast Asia

    Peter Layton
    The ruckus after South Korea fired warning shots at a nosy Russian spy plane marks a significant rise in tensions.
  • 11 Jul 2019
    • United States
    • North Korea
    • South Korea

    The pitfalls of North Korea’s summitry spectacle

    Khang Vu
    It is easy to mistake process for progress in talking to North Korea.
  • 18 Jun 2019
    • North Korea
    • Review

    Book review: The Great Successor

    Nazanin Zadeh-Cummings
    Tracing the life of Kim Jong-un delivers a captivating account of a chubby, cartoonish dictator that graces the screen.
  • 6 Jun 2019
    • United States
    • North Korea
    • South Korea

    Just why is the North Korean status quo so persistent?

    Robert E Kelly
    Maybe it’s Trump’s personality, maybe it’s domestic politics in Seoul, or perhaps North Korea simply loves the bomb.
  • 4 Jun 2019
    • North Korea

    North Korea: purges, food shortages, and the importance of facts

    Khang Vu
    News reports on the Hermit Kingdom too often confirm what the rest of the world thinks it already knows.
  • 6 May 2019
    • North Korea

    Why North Korea will not return to outright provocations

    Khang Vu
    Even the weekend missile test – while raising tension – must be read as a signal of Pyongyang’s intentions.
  • 3 May 2019
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • North Korea

    North Korea’s uranium and prospects of a stealthier bomb

    Morris Jones
    Counting Pyongyang’s missiles for potential nuclear weapons is understandable but perhaps we need to think smaller, too.
  • 3 May 2019
    • United States
    • North Korea
    • South Korea

    The persistent status quo with North Korea

    Robert E Kelly
    For all the bluster, threats, reversals and extremes in recent times, very little “on the ground” has altered.
  • 10 Apr 2019
    • North Korea
    • Malaysia

    Making a murderer: the assassination of Kim Jong-nam

    Fiona Broom
    Has justice been subsumed after a very public attack dragged Southeast Asian nations into North Korea’s power feuds?
  • 4 Apr 2019
    • North Korea
    • South Korea

    The limits of Moon Jae‑in’s shuttle diplomacy

    Khang Vu
    The South Korean President is mediating between North Korea and the US yet can only do so much for a reluctant couple.
  • 25 Mar 2019
    • North Korea

    The “satellite clause” for North Korea’s rockets

    Morris Jones
    If North Korea does launch another satellite, will this really be an act to cover another missile test?
  • 12 Mar 2019
    • United States
    • Japan
    • North Korea

    Tokyo may be happy about Hanoi, but has a lot more to worry about

    Bates Gill
    With Pyongyang and Washington, the facts on the ground have not changed much for Japan and could get worse.
  • 7 Mar 2019
    • United States
    • North Korea
    • South Korea

    Kim and Trump, again: North Korea’s drives the wedge

    Khang Vu
    Denuclarisation has stalled, but Pyongyang is still reaping the rewards by playing off the US and South Korea.
  • 6 Mar 2019
    • Diplomacy
    • United States
    • North Korea

    Political leadership versus diplomacy

    Jeffrey Robertson
    Political leadership and diplomacy evolved over thousands of years into distinct fields - for good reasons.
  • 5 Mar 2019
    • United States
    • North Korea

    Trump is 0–2 in his on-the-fly diplomacy with Kim. Time to stop

    Robert E Kelly
    A mix of bluster, laziness, and media over-exposure is not going to get a deal done and revolutionise North Korea ties.
  • 4 Mar 2019
    • China
    • North Korea
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • United States

    Four reasons why China supports North Korea

    Wang Chenjun , Richard McGregor
    China’s policy on the Korean peninsula is based on geopolitical calculus. Its support of North Korea will stay intact.
  • 1 Mar 2019
    • United States
    • North Korea

    Kim-Trump 2.0: three observations

    Nick Bisley
    Hanoi marks the moment when Washington learned to stop worrying about North Korea’s bomb.
  • 27 Feb 2019
    • United States
    • North Korea
    • Vietnam

    Why North Korea – and Vietnam – can benefit from the Hanoi Summit

    Trinh Le
    A more prosperous North Korea is a best case, as it is always harder to negotiate with someone who has nothing to lose.
  • 25 Feb 2019
    • United States
    • North Korea

    Trump-Kim summit II: North Korea’s superficial modernisation

    Nazanin Zadeh-Cummings , Gianluca Spezza
    <p>Needing a bike to deliver medicines&nbsp;but having a TV in most households exemplifies the development paradox.</p>
  • 15 Feb 2019
    • North Korea
    • South Korea

    The legacy of nationalism in Korea

    Tom Eck
    The seeds sown 100 years ago have resulted in the freedoms enjoyed in South Korea by over 50 million people today.
  • 7 Feb 2019
    • United States
    • North Korea
    • Vietnam

    The Vietnamese venue will shape the second Trump-Kim summit

    Khang Vu
    <p>Trump and Kim Jong-un will meet in Vietnam, a backdrop with history for the US&nbsp;and promise for North Korea.</p>
  • 7 Feb 2019
    • United States
    • North Korea
    • The Trump Presidency

    Yes, Hillary could have led the world to war with Kim Jong-un

    Daniel Flitton
    A hoary “what if”, but Trump has helped calm Korean peninsula dangers in a way that may have eluded his 2016 rival.
  • 5 Feb 2019
    • United States
    • North Korea

    Getting a better outcome from the second Trump-Kim summit

    Robert E Kelly
    Why not start by demanding North Korea finally give us a list or inventory of its weapons?
  • 4 Feb 2019
    • North Korea
    • South Korea

    A blast from North Korean past

    Nate Kerkhoff
    Pyongyang’s recent proposal of Korean reunification has parallels in history – to periods it has felt confident.
  • 11 Jan 2019
    • North Korea
    • South Korea

    North Korea’s “selective détente”

    Khang Vu
    North Korea is seeking to decouple South Korea and the US by widening the gap on their North Korea policies.
  • 4 Jan 2019
    • North Korea

    Best of The Interpreter 2018: Talking with Kim Jong-un

    The Interpreter
    This was a year of extraordinary diplomacy on the Korean peninsula, summitry and circuses.
  • 18 Dec 2018
    • North Korea
    • South Korea

    Moon’s Eurasia: opening up North Korea, serving Seoul’s interests

    Ramon Pacheco Pardo
    South Korea has effectively been an island since the division of Korea, but Moon Jae-in has grand hopes for a change.
  • 3 Dec 2018
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • North Korea
    • South Korea

    Why denuclearisation is less important for South Korea

    Robert E Kelly
    South Korea has lived under direct North Korean threat for decades and not just because of the North’s nuclear weapons.
  • 30 Nov 2018
    • United States
    • North Korea
    • South Korea

    North Korea’s emerging blackmail strategy

    Khang Vu
    A deadlock in negotiation between the US and South Korea leaves Pyongyang to make all the gains.
  • 18 Oct 2018
    • United States
    • North Korea

    Is the second Trump-Kim summit necessary?

    Khang Vu
    The more attention the world pays Pyongyang’s nuclear arsenal, the less incentive it has to actually surrender weapons.
  • 17 Oct 2018
    • North Korea
    • Technology

    Daylight robbery: cyber escapades of North Korea

    Elise Thomas
    Everyone knows Pyongyang’s criminal hackers are hard at work – but what nobody knows is how to stop them.
  • 3 Oct 2018
    • United States
    • North Korea
    • South Korea

    Fawning and flummery winning over love-sick Donald

    Robert E Kelly
    A Korean deal based on flattering Donald Trump as a useful idiot will not hold.
  • 20 Sep 2018
    • North Korea
    • South Korea

    The human side of Moon and Kim’s agreement

    Nazanin Zadeh-Cummings
    A declaration this week is cause for cautious optimism, but little for human rights advocates to celebrate.
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