Long-standing national security commitments override rapprochement promise
South Korea’s decision to conduct a joint military exercise despite North Korea’s warning reiterate the priority placed on national security.
Kim Jong-un’s Use and Abuse of Apologies in Context: “Sorry, Not Sorry”
In recent months, western media reporting has emphasized Kim Jong Un’s emotion-laden comments admitting both North Korea’s failure to meet economic goals and the severe…
Economic Leverage Hits A Dead End in North Korea
North Korea continues to rebuff South Korea’s overtures for diplomatic engagement despite promises of economic assistance.
The Outlook for Inter-Korean Relations after North Korea’s 8th Party Congress
A three-hour military parade and a fireworks display in Pyongyang on January 14 punctuated the end of the 8th Congress of the Workers Party of…
The 2021 North Korea Party Congress
On January 9, the DPRK’s Permanent Mission to the UN sent out a press release reproducing a portion of a much longer report that North…
Ardor Fades between Trump and Kim, but U.S. President Continues the Courtship
The relationship between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump has been surprisingly cordial and positive since March 2018.
The Koreas, Together Alone
It is difficult to recall a moment where the two Koreas were simultaneously more isolated from the other countries of the region.
Missile Testing – What is North Korea Signaling and to Whom?
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.
Reflecting on Face-to-Face Diplomacy with Kim Jong-un
While there is often a certain criticism of whether face-to-face diplomacy is just photo-ops , don’t jump to conclusions right away.
The Trump-Kim DMZ Meeting was a Solution to a Problem
The June 30 “spontaneous” meeting between President Trump and Kim Jong-un at the DMZ provided a neat solution to the problem created by the Hanoi breakdown.