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Collateral Damage: UN Sanctions on North Korea at Risk in Putin-Trump Dealings

Collateral Damage: UN Sanctions on North Korea at Risk in Putin-Trump Dealings

By Aaron Arnold
Neither Trump nor Putin has much incentive to address the North Korea issue, but leaving it off the table risks putting the nail in the coffin of the U.N.'s nonproliferation efforts.

As ROK-US Drill Began, North Korea Fired Ballistic Missiles 

As ROK-US Drill Began, North Korea Fired Ballistic Missiles 

By Mitch Shin
Pyongyang fired several ballistic missiles into the sea to confront the joint military drills between Seoul and Washington.
Another US Funding Cut Threatens Human Rights in North Korea 

Another US Funding Cut Threatens Human Rights in North Korea 

By Danielle Chubb
The halt to funding for the NED threatens to shut down groups documenting and helping to stop human rights abuses in North Korea.

What Countries Do Americans See as the Biggest Threat to the United States?

What Countries Do Americans See as the Biggest Threat to the United States?

By Timothy S. Rich, Summer Doris, and Veronica Butler
Repeated surveys affirm that Americans hold negative views of Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran, ranking them as the top threats to the U.S.

The 2 Koreas Share Experience in Foreign Wars

The 2 Koreas Share Experience in Foreign Wars

By Scott Sigmund Gartner
Sending soldiers to fight in the Vietnam War fundamentally transformed South Korea's economy. The deployment of North Korean soldiers to the Russian-Ukraine War will likely do the same.

What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?
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What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?

North Korea Is Sending a Second Wave of Soldiers to Ukraine. Here’s Why.

North Korea Is Sending a Second Wave of Soldiers to Ukraine. Here’s Why.

By Jennifer Mathers
Pyongyang would seem to have little reason to send its own people to risk their lives in the Russia-Ukraine War. But these soldiers appear to be at the heart of the North Korea-Russia security partnership.

Will Kim Jong Un Meet Trump Again?

Will Kim Jong Un Meet Trump Again?

By Mitch Shin
Pyongyang has made clear its nuclear weapons are no longer negotiable but its strategy can be recalibrated depending on Washington’s approach.
North Korea’s Economic Crisis: Solutions or More Controls? 

North Korea’s Economic Crisis: Solutions or More Controls? 

By Lee Sang-yong
A pattern of tightening market controls and soaring prices has culminated in an ambitious government intervention – a comprehensive plan to regulate the grain trade.

What to Make of Russia’s New Security Agreements

What to Make of Russia’s New Security Agreements

By Michael MacArthur Bosack
The treaties with Iran and Belarus are different from the one Russia reached with North Korea, and there has been no attempt to link any of them.

What Do POWs in Ukraine Teach Us About North Korea’s Military?

What Do POWs in Ukraine Teach Us About North Korea’s Military?

By Elena Guido
North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine provide a rare window into covert military collaboration.

Will Casualties in Ukraine Lead to Change in North Korea?

Will Casualties in Ukraine Lead to Change in North Korea?

By Karl Anthony Borg
The unprecedented loss of life in a foreign conflict means that the war in Ukraine could be the Kim regime’s most significant test since the 1990s famine.
The Case for South Korea Prohibiting Anti-North Korean Leaflet Launches

The Case for South Korea Prohibiting Anti-North Korean Leaflet Launches

By Chaerin Kim
That the provocations exchanged between the Koreas – leaflets, balloons, and noise – were of relatively low intensity should give no one a sense of security. 

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