Assessing the Singapore Summit One Year Later
One year ago on June 12, 2018, U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met in a historic summit in Singapore.
South Korea’s Lonely Task: Jumpstarting Denuclearization Talks, Again
By Yonho Kim The recent North Korea-Russia summit in Vladivostok drew keen attention from the international society in the sense that it was North Korean…
Understanding Putin-Kim Summit from Russia’s Perspective
In the wake of Putin-Kim summit, in order to understand the meaning and its possible implications for Northeast Asia, I suggest a Russian perspective.
What did Kim Jong-un Mean by “Dealing a Telling Blow to Hostile Forces”?
Kim’s statement on the need for a “telling blow” may reveal that sanctions are having an effect on North Korea.
How Might a Putin-Kim Summit Impact Efforts to Denuclearize North Korea?
A Putin-Kim summit suggests that North Korea’s options are limited if talks with the U.S. fail, as its unclear how much support Russia could provide.
Attention on DPRK and China Policies that Result in Sex Trafficking
Severe punishment doled out to people caught leaving the country have pushed many North Koreans to seek avenues that leave them vulnerable to exploitation
North Korea’s Pegged Won Wiggles, But Doesn’t Break, Yet
North Korea’s won slipped against the dollar in recent weeks, bringing into question whether Pyongyang is running out of hard currency amid sanctions.
10 Issues to Watch for on the Korean Peninsula in 2019
A look at 10 issues that will have an impact on the Korean peninsula in the year ahead.
2018 in Review: When Donald Met Jong-un
If 2017 was the year of “fire and fury,” 2018 saw the United States and North Korea turn from the rhetoric of war to diplomacy.
Kim’s post-Singapore Economy—Something from Nothing Isn’t Working
Pyongyang’s promise of prosperity runs up against hard realities that even the Worker’s Party cannot deny. With little changes to the broken economic structure, time may not be on Kim Jong-un’s side.