The United States can show true leadership in Northeast Asia by making climate change its primary security concern and compete with China in a positive way.
It is difficult to recall a moment where the two Koreas were simultaneously more isolated from the other countries of the region.
North Korea has participated in the UN’s Universal Periodic Review of human rights, while it has been unwilling to engage other UN human rights mechanisms.
The SDGs are ambitious and aspirational, and there is plenty of branding, bluster and propaganda by governments, but both Koreas take them seriously.
What the North Koreans do not understand, however, is that as Trump becomes increasingly focused on reelection, foreign policy may become less important.
A delegation of top Russian media representatives visited Pyongyang where TASS, the largest Russian news agency and KCNA signed a new cooperation agreement.
It is clear that North Korea will have to show progress on resolving the abduction issue to move relations forward with Japan.
The U.S. should allow exceptions for humanitarian travel to the NGOs who play an important role in demonstrating the humanitarian values of Americans.
What is North Korea signaling with the missile test? Pyongyang is frustratingly opaque, but U.S. response should be based on its own desired outcomes.
U.S. State Department’s 2019 Trafficking in Persons Report is a frank, tough, and accurate criticism of North Korea’s abysmal human rights record.