The Internal Debate within China on the DPRK
By Nick Miller When examining how China manages its relationship with North Korea one must understand the various factions within the elites and competing interests…
Driving Change in the DPRK
How NGOs fill an important gap in policy towards North Korea.
Ri Yong Ho Out: North Korean Leadership in Sickness or in Health?
By Nicholas Hamisevicz The surprise news to start the week is that Vice Marshall Ri Yong Ho, chief of the general staff of North Korea’s…
Reunification is Not a Solution for Korea’s Demographic Challenges
By Elizabeth Hervey Stephen In a recent piece in the Asia Sentinel, which was re-posted in The Irrawaddy, Philip Bowring correctly noted that South Korea is…
The Challenges of Forming Deeper Ties with India for Both Koreas
By Nicholas Hamisevicz The past few weeks have not been a good for India’s relations with the Korean peninsula as it recently went through a…
Prospects for North Korean Economic Reform and Unification, a KEI Q&A with Andrei Lankov Part II
Part II of Chad 0Carroll’s interview with Andrei Lankov of Kookmin University on economic reform in North Korea and the prospects for reunification.
Prospects for North Korean Economic Reform and Unification, a KEI Q&A with Andrei Lankov – Part 1
Chad 0Carroll recently interviewed Dr. Andrei Lankov of Kookmin University on the prospects for economic reform in North Korea and reunification.
Six Months of Keeping Up with Kim Jong-Un
By Sarah K. Yun June 17, 2012 marks the six month anniversary of Kim Jong-un’s leadership in North Korea. Some analysts predicted that the new…
A New China-North Korea Test?
How will the increasing impact of public opinion on Chinese foreign policy and the prospect of a third nuclear test impact relations between China and North Korea.
The Asymmetrical Challenges of North Korea’s Air Force
With South Korea taking delivery of 60 next-generation fighter jets in 2016, North Korea’s air force commanders will be hard pressed to maintain an aerial balance of power. However, its aging fleet of aircraft do nonetheless pose some interesting asymmetrical challenges.