More than North Korean Diplomats Fled to the South in 2016
In 2016, while Thae Yong-ho’s defection from North Korea’s London embassy was widely covered, a total of 1,418 North Korean refugees entered South Korea.
China Cuts Off Imports of North Korean Coal: Economic Impacts Depend on Pyongyang’s Reaction
Beijing’s Commerce Ministry surprised everyone on Friday, announcing a halt to imports of any coal from North Korea in 2017.
Family Matters: Kim Jong-un’s Siblings
Monday’s assassination of Kim Jong-un’s eldest half-brother Kim Jong-nam has been widely thought to have been carried out on the North Korean regime’s order, perhaps even coming from Kim Jong-un himself.
What Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy Means for South Korea
President Donald Trump’s foreign policy has three big implications for South Korean policy planning.
The Murder of Kim Jong-nam
According to news reports, Kim Jong-un’s brother, Kim Jong-nam, was murdered in Malaysia on February 13.
Why North Korea May Have Chosen To Test Trump Now
To test or not to test Trump? For North Korea the question has been more one of when and how to test rather than if to test President Donald Trump.
U.S. Bilateral Relationships in Asia: Public Perceptions and Uncertainty
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, in association with other policy institutes worldwide, recently released a new study examining public opinions in America and Northeast Asia.
What to Do About North Korea Exceeding the UN Sanctions Cap on Coal Exports
With China having substantially surpassed the caps set for imports of coal from North Korea, how should the United States and the United Nations respond?
Chinese Coal Imports from North Korea Surge in December, Despite Hard Sanctions
Chinese Customs reported yesterday that imports of North Korean anthracite surged in December, despite late November UN Security Council sanctions that are supposed to sharply limit North Korea’s coal exports, its biggest foreign exchange earner.
U.S.-Korea Relations: The Obama Years
For the last eight years, we’ve seen a relationship that has grown beyond the Cold War confines of the threat from North Korea and that has begun to evolve into more of a partnership that works together both in the region and on the global stage.