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Why North Korea Sanctions are Failing in Africa
By Merve Demirel
The region's experience offers a cautionary tale about the limits of the tool.
Will North Korea’s ICBM Test Increase Chance of Talks?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Pyongyang may have just tried to publicly signal the U.S. its willingness to give diplomacy another try.
North Korea Fires Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
By Franz-Stefan Gady
North Korea conducted its first missile test following a 74-day lull.
Senior North Korean Official: Nukes Target No Other Country But US
By Franz-Stefan Gady
North Korea continues attempts to drive a wedge between the United States and its allies in East Asia.
North Korean Soldier Makes Dramatic Defection Across the DMZ
By Hyunmin Michael Kang
South Korea’s loudspeaker broadcasting system, pumping K-Pop northward, may have played a role in the man’s defection.
Nuclear Stability, Conventional Instability: North Korea and the Lessons From Pakistan
By Ankit Panda and Vipin Narang
As the case of Pakistan shows, a nuclear deterrent will not guarantee North Korea its “final victory.”
The US Needs a Long-Term North Korea Strategy
By Willis L Krumholz
Today’s debate needs to be about more than just “taking out a bad guy.”
Is There Still Room for Sanctions to Succeed in North Korea?
By Qiheng Chen
North Korean marketization may lend hope for sanctions to work, if the U.S. and China can coordinate.
Democracy vs North Korea
By David Straub
Why have democracies proven unable to halt the North Korean dictatorship’s development of nuclear weapons?
Would China and Russia Support a North Korean Insurgency?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
It likely depends on North Korea’s use of weapons of mass destruction in a conflict with the U.S. and South Korea.
Military Stalemate: How North Korea Could Win a War With the US
By Franz-Stefan Gady
It's time to reexamine the assertion that North Korea’s defeat is preordained.
'Sleepwalking into A War' May Be Another Big Blunder on the Korean Peninsula
By Jin Kai
U.S. policy inconsistency matched with North Korean nuclear ambitions is a dangerous mix.