Views on the Upcoming Moon-Biden Summit from KEI Advisory Council
By KEI Advisory Council President Joe Biden and President Moon Jae-in are scheduled to meet in Washington D.C. on May 21. For President Biden, this…
The Biden-Moon Summit and North Korea Human Rights Issues
At the end of last week, the United States announced that President Joe Biden will host South Korean President Moon Jae-in for in-person meetings in…
North Korea’s Generation Z: The Achilles Heel of Regime Stability
Consequent on the UN sanctions that severely restricted essential exports for agriculture to North Korea, starvation conditions have re-emerged for the first time since the…
North Korea’s Difficulties Coping with COVID-19
The government of North Korea continues to report that it has no cases of COVID-19. In its most recent submission to the World Health Organization…
North Korea and the Third World: Historical Origins
Dr. Stephan Haggard reviews Dr. Benjamin Young’s recent book “Guns, Guerillas and the Great Leader,” which highlights North Korea’s long history of projecting a Third Worldist image.
North Korea’s External Information Sector and Implications for the World
In his first remarks to the western press ahead of his second meeting with then President Donald Trump, Chairman Kim Jong-un said: “I won’t make…
North Korea Sanctions and the Fungibility Problem
‘It is prohibited to attack, destroy, remove, or render useless objects indispensable to the survival of the civilian population, such as foodstuffs, agricultural areas for…
Russia’s DPRK Policy during the Biden Administration: Same Dream, Different Beds
Despite President Joe Biden’s previous description of Russia as an “opponent” and the regime of President Vladimir Putin as “KGB thugs”, it remains possible for…
China’s Relations with the Biden Administration on North Korea
Since its inauguration, the Biden Administration has faced a long list of pressing domestic and foreign policy issues and challenges to tackle. People wonder how…
Antony Blinken on a Foreign Policy for the American People: Implications for the Two Koreas
It is the job of every foreign ministry to advance the interests of its country. But how, precisely? Biden’s first foreign policy speech stressed basic…