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North Korea’s Position on the Turmoil in South Korea
By ISOZAKI Atsuhito
Pyongyang has been surprisingly restrained.
How Jimmy Carter Stopped the Second Korean War
By Joel S. Wit
In the summer of 1994, war on the Korean Peninsula seemed inevitable. Then Carter and his wife arrived in Pyongyang.
Can There Be a Settlement on the Korean Peninsula Without an End to the War in Ukraine?
By Gerald Pech
A changed political situation in South Korea and the U.S. could represent an opportunity for an opening gambit. But any progress toward an agreement is contingent on the outcome of the Ukraine war.
Will Trump Reopen Back-Channel Diplomacy with North Korea?
By Hanjin Park and Jiachen Shi
Drawing lessons from the back-channel diplomacy of his first term, Trump may well reengage North Korea through secret negotiations.
Could US-North Korea Talks Resume Under Trump?
By ISOZAKI Atsuhito
How the Kim Regime Managed to Survive in North Korea (So Far)
By Chan Young Bang
The North Korean regime managed to stay afloat, but its survival strategy, heavily depending on labor extraction and repression, only further distorted the economy.
How North Korea Views Yoon’s Declaration of Martial Law
By Mitch Shin
Amid the political chaos in South Korea, Pyongyang is maintaining a strategic silence.
The EU Is Following the US North Korea Playbook – But Should It Be?
By Rita Durão
EU policy often amounts to a softer echo of the United States’ failing pressure approach. It’s time for a change.
North Korea’s Struggles to Deliver on Its Plans
By ISOZAKI Atsuhito
The yawning gap between Pyongyang’s pledges and reality.
In Handling the North Korea-Russia Alliance, Trump Should Follow Nixon
By Jongsoo Lee
It is high time to improve North Korea-U.S. relations, and the U.S. president-elect is uniquely positioned to do so.
Expect the Worst From Russia and North Korea
By Dan White
Over the last year, the autocratic regimes in Moscow and Pyongyang have increasingly intertwined their fates via ever deepening commitments and greater escalation.
Talks With North Korea Will be Troublesome for Trump
By Troy Stangarone
A second Trump administration is likely to find engaging North Korea more complex this time, thanks to drastically reduced leverage.
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