South Korea

An approach to decision-making that concentrates on interests and raw calculation will come up short.

Psy finally got his date with Beyonce, and performed with Madonna, but S. Koreans aren’t as sold on the rapper.

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

“The history of North Korea suggests that its leadership acts with greatest vehemence when it is internally weak, as a way to justify its economic failures by blaming a foreign conspiracy…”

With all sides looking to end the recent crisis, pieces are falling into place for renewed talks.

Japan, South Korea and China are slowly working towards a free trade agreement. Will old disagreements kill a possible deal?

“If symbolic disagreements create conflicts and prevent agreements, then the real problems lie in the domestic political considerations of the players.”

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

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.

What does North Korea hope to achieve? Looking at DPRK goals, interests and aspirations could help.