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Kim Il Sung
![Every North Korean Missile Launch Since 1984 Visualized Every North Korean Missile Launch Since 1984 Visualized](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-6242440366522368.jpg)
Every North Korean Missile Launch Since 1984 Visualized
By Ankit Panda
A new database offers insight into 33 years of North Korean missile testing.
![North Korea's 2017 Military Parade Was a Big Deal. Here Are the Major Takeaways North Korea's 2017 Military Parade Was a Big Deal. Here Are the Major Takeaways](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-04-15_05-07-49.jpg)
North Korea's 2017 Military Parade Was a Big Deal. Here Are the Major Takeaways
By Ankit Panda
North Korea showed the world that it's doing what it needs to to deter its enemies.
![Test or No Test, the List of Options in North Korea Is Quickly Narrowing Test or No Test, the List of Options in North Korea Is Quickly Narrowing](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-02_16-26-31.jpg)
Test or No Test, the List of Options in North Korea Is Quickly Narrowing
By Damen Cook
Are there any good options ahead in North Korea?
![What’s Next in Cambodia-North Korea Relations? What’s Next in Cambodia-North Korea Relations?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-03-17_14-06-54.jpg)
What’s Next in Cambodia-North Korea Relations?
By Sovinda Po and Veasna Var
What role can Cambodia play amid the current crisis?
![Why China's Influence Over North Korea Is Limited Why China's Influence Over North Korea Is Limited](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-03-26_17-01-15.jpg)
Why China's Influence Over North Korea Is Limited
By Wang Jin
History reveals China has neither the will nor the clout necessary to sway North Korea's decision making.
![Facing the Realities of the North Korean Non-Strategy Facing the Realities of the North Korean Non-Strategy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-08-21_09-36-58.jpg)
Facing the Realities of the North Korean Non-Strategy
By Travis Lindsay
Sanctions have not and will not stop the North Korean nuclear program. It is time to rethink U.S. strategy.
![Lost and Found in Uzbekistan: The Korean Story, Part 3 Lost and Found in Uzbekistan: The Korean Story, Part 3](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-06-21_12-14-51.jpg)
Lost and Found in Uzbekistan: The Korean Story, Part 3
By Victoria Kim
In the final chapters, the mystery of Fedor Lee is solved and some of the Uzbek Koreans return to North Korea.
![North Korea's 7th Workers' Party Congress Kicks Off: What to Expect North Korea's 7th Workers' Party Congress Kicks Off: What to Expect](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-07-27_21-36-21.jpg)
North Korea's 7th Workers' Party Congress Kicks Off: What to Expect
By Ankit Panda
Will the Party Congress lead to the announcement of big reform?
![Will Mount Paektu Erupt Again? Will Mount Paektu Erupt Again?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-28_14-27-41.jpg)
Will Mount Paektu Erupt Again?
By Ivan Lidarev
The Mount Paektu/Changbai dispute has the potential to destabilize an already tense region.
![On North Korea, US Policymakers Misunderstand the History Between Beijing and Pyongyang On North Korea, US Policymakers Misunderstand the History Between Beijing and Pyongyang](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-11_16-36-09.jpg)
On North Korea, US Policymakers Misunderstand the History Between Beijing and Pyongyang
By James Person
U.S. attempts to outsource its North Korea policy to China will fail. History shows us why.
![Asia’s Political Dynasties Asia’s Political Dynasties](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-11-30_09-47-30.jpg)
Asia’s Political Dynasties
By Paul French
Postwar dynasties in Asia have been remarkably persistent.
![North Korea's Military Parade: Major Takeaways North Korea's Military Parade: Major Takeaways](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-10-10_17-54-30.jpg)
North Korea's Military Parade: Major Takeaways
By Ankit Panda
North Korea commemorated the 70th anniversary of the Korean Worker's Party's founding, with China looking on.