The latest sanctions will bar North Korean exports of coal, iron ore, lead, lead ore, and seafood.

South Korea and Japan should leverage trilateral cooperation soon to deal with North Korea and help shape U.S. policy.

Russia and China have different rationales, but both are alarmed by the United States' confrontational approach toward North Korea.

Relations between the People’s Republic of China and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea are at a turning point.

Sanctions have not and will not stop the North Korean nuclear program. It is time to rethink U.S. strategy.

One cheer for the Nunn-Mullen taskforce, but it offers a flawed pathway to the resolution of the North Korean nuclear issue.

In the final chapters, the mystery of Fedor Lee is solved and some of the Uzbek Koreans return to North Korea.

Pyongyang promised dire consequences should a joint ROK-US military drill begin today.

North Korea has taken to launching missiles in defiance of its recent isolation.

North Korea’s relationship with Russia is improving as both seek to gain influence in Northeast Asia.

A number of signs suggest that South Korea and China believe the risk of North Korea’s demise is growing.

International media tout the Arirang Festival as one of the greatest spectacles on earth.

Last week the Dept. of Defense released a report on China. Many missed the one on the DPRK.

Although a symbol of inter-Korean cooperation, the once noble Kaesong experiment has long been a failure.

North Korea’s recent threats and economic matters will likely dominate talks next week.

Could Pyongyang simply be in need of food?