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China’s North Korea policy is looking increasingly unhelpful for regional security—and also itself.

Robert Park grabbed global headlines after walking into North Korea on Christmas Day, 2009. He tells The Diplomat why he’s now angry with Seoul.

In the first of a series of interviews looking back on 2010, we speak to ICG analyst Daniel Pinkston about events on the Korean Peninsula.

Without the openness that comes with democracy, China’s relations with the US and its neighbours are destined to be tense at best.

Keen to boost its profile in East Asia, Russia is pressing to play a bigger role in tackling tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

The Diplomat speaks with Korea analyst L. Gordon Flake about this week’s artillery exchange between North and South Korea.

Seoul’s move to fully join the Proliferation Security Initiative is welcome. But it’s China that really needs to be on board.

Rebuking North Korea over the sinking of the Cheonan doesn’t have to lead to its collapse.