2022/11/07 |
North Korea’s Flurry of Missile Tests Raises Alarm – But Are We Seeing Anything New?
The sustained pace of missile launches may serve as a distraction to focus the North Korean people’s gaze on the external enemy rather than their own distress and the government’s role in it.
2021/12/15 |
Is South Korea Close to Officially Ending the Korean War?
It has long been a dream of South Korean President Moon to formally end the war with the North, but analysts caution the idea may not be strategically sound or politically feasible.
2021/10/04 |
North and South Korea Reconnect Cross-border Hotline
Pyongyang last cut off the hotline in August after joint U.S.-South Korea military drills. The move comes amid a series of weapons tests by the North.
2020/06/09 |
North Korea to Sever All Communication With South Korea
North Korea says it will shut down all cross-border hotlines with the South at noon on Tuesday. Kim Jong Un's sister had threatened to cut ties over Seoul's failure to stop activists from sending leaflets across the border.
2019/02/28 |
As Trump & Kim Meet, the Future of the Korean Peninsula Hangs in the Balance
The second Trump-Kim summit is bound to have serious implications for the future of diplomacy on the Korean peninsula.
2018/09/19 |
3rd Moon-Kim Summit: No Guarantees on the Korean Peninsula
It’s the first follow-up summit between North and South Korean leaders, but will it yield anything of substance?
2018/06/12 |
EDITORIAL: Trump Gives Up the Store to Kim the Murderous Dictator
Trump has shown Kim the ultimate kindness in offering him everything and receiving nothing in return.
2018/03/28 |
OPINION: Xi-Kim Beijing Tango Suggests Trump-Kim Summit Is Real Deal
Expect things to move quickly over the the next few months.
2018/03/25 |
There Are Many Obstacles to a Trump-Kim Summit
Let’s face it – it’s probably not going to happen.
2018/02/08 |
North Korea's Political Olympics
North Korea has historically taken sports very, very seriously.
2018/02/04 |
Winter Olympic Thaw Fractures Alliances in Korea
North Korea's Winter Olympic narrative is a diplomatic and strategic coup that US President Trump and allies will find difficult to counter.
2018/01/15 |
What Can China Gain from the Korean Olympic Talks?
China has been working behind the scenes to draw down tensions on the Korean peninsula.
2018/01/14 |
Week in Focus: Top Stories You Might Have Missed
Kick back with some of the stories and podcasts that tickled our fancy this week.
2017/11/23 |
Cooler Heads Prevail in SK-China Missile Defense Spat
With the THAAD issue largely settled, politics on the Korean peninsula just got a little less complicated.
2017/09/11 |
Get Ready for Unification: South Korea's Looming 'Berlin Wall' Moment
'The consequences of Korean unification, while important in economic terms, can also have far-reaching consequences for the political and strategic relationships among Asian nations as well as the international order.'
2016/09/19 |
North Korea: Reaching for Armageddon
North Korea is in a rush to lock in nuclear gains before the next U.S. administration settles its new policy.