In the aftermath of what appears to be a fourth nuclear test by North Korea the question becomes, what comes next?

As we look back at the events that helped to shape the Korean peninsula in 2015, it is also an opportunity to review the events we highlighted on The Peninsula in our annual 10 Issues to Watch For on The Korean Peninsula in 2015 blog and the key events that we did not predict.

There are five issues that UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon should raise if he is able to visit North Korea.

As recent events between China and Taiwan demonstrate, the conditions and circumstances of a meeting matter as much as the substance.

During East Germany’s 41 years of the existence there were some 250,000 political prisoners.

One of the most difficult internal challenges Korea will face after unification is integrating the North Korean population into South Korean society.