Pyongyang Continues to Struggle with COVID
A particularly noteworthy aspect of North Korea’s new budget law is that it included an increase of 33 percent on emergency pandemic prevention efforts.
10 Issues to Watch for on the Korean Peninsula in 2022
10 issues on South Korean politics, U.S.-Korea relations, the region, and North Korea that will have an impact on the Korean peninsula in 2022.
North Korea Human Rights and South Korea’s Upcoming Presidential Election
On March 9, South Korean voters will select their next president for a five-year term. The South Korean constitution limits presidents to a single term,…
North Korea’s Sad Party Plenum
It is hard to find any silver linings in North Korea’s plenum report; it reads like a testimony to intellectual bankruptcy.
2021 in Review: The Biden Administration’s North Korea Policy
Although the Biden Administration carried out a North Korea policy review, we have to rely on a few, key phrases during 2021 to interpret the policy.
2021 in Review: North Korea’s Handling of the Pandemic
The North Korean border continues to be closed since extensive quarantine conditions were imposed following the disclosure of COVID-19 in China.
President Moon Proposes A Papal Visit to Pyongyang
On the sidelines of the G20 in Rome, South Korean President Moon Jae-in encouraged a papal visit to North Korea to build momentum for peace.
Political Obstacles in Getting Humanitarian Aid to North Korea
The Biden administration has said that it is interested in ways to provide humanitarian aid to North Korea, but what are the obstacles.
North Korean Economy Shrinks in 2020
North Korea’s real GDP fell by 4.5% in 2020, the steepest decline since 1997 during the “Arduous March,” when North Korea was hit by famine.
The Two Koreas Mark 30 Years of UN Membership: Different Roles for North and South Korea
Since their admission to the United Nations in 1991, the two Koreas have played quite different roles in the organization.