North Korea

The Diplomat’s Editor selects the top five defense and foreign policy articles for your weekend reading pleasure.

Adam Johnson won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for The Orphan Master’s Son.

As Kerry prepares for congressional hearings, it’s worth taking stock of his recent visit to E. Asia.

Given the irreconcilable positions on denuclearization and levels of mistrust, it will be a long, tough road.

Analysts are too quick to give international significance to statements the Chinese leader intended for domestic consumption.

It’s possible that Beijing may gain strategically from a unified Korea relative to Washington, or at least not be adversely affected by it.

Officials below the power circle of the Kim family may not play an overt role in N. Korea, but are vital to understanding the regime and its future.

Hyeonseo Lee reminds us all that throughout the Korean crisis of the last several weeks, we must remember those who have no voice.

America’s Secretary of State arrives in the region at a critical time. Can he help ease tensions?

With a host of domestic challenges like a stagnant economy and its own homegrown nuclear problems, Japan has taken a cautious yet steady approach when it comes to North Korea.

Pyongyang could find itself in an interesting situation, with only one solution.

Despite alarming international media reports, some foreign tour companies are still entering North Korea.