The Cheonan: A National Funeral but Matter Still Not Resolved
In April 29, with national flags lowered to half-mast across South Korea, a siren blew at 10 a.m. calling for a moment of silence for…
Who Gained What During the Third Summit between the Two Allies
U.S. President Obama and South Korean President Lee held their third summit meeting on November 19 in Seoul. Thousands of Koreans lined the streets of…
Is This The End of Bumpy Summits between Two Allies?
For the first time in a decade the leaders of the United States and Korea held an amiable summit meeting. The meetings between presidents Clinton…
North Korea’s Brinkmanship
They Did What?! On the morning of May 25, after giving the U.S. government one hour’s notice, North Korea detonated a nuclear device underground at…
Our Favorite Topic for Speculation: Succession Scenarios in North Korea
It seems that Kim Jong-il’s health, perhaps North Korea’s most closely guarded secret, is on everyone’s minds these days. Rumors of Kim’s ailments are growing…
Reading Between the Lines: Clinton’s Trip and the Six Party Talks
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s choice of Asia as the destination for her inaugural tour gave recognition to the significance of U.S. alliances and strategic…
What to Do with North Korea Now? No Answers Yet
What Happened On April 5, North Korea delivered on a North Korean promise. It launched a long range missile, also known as a Taepo-dong 2,…
2008’s Final Attempt at a Six Party Solution
Eyes and ears were on Beijing earlier this month, as the chief negotiators from China, North Korea, Russia, Japan, South Korea, and the United States…
Explosive Progress in The Six Party Talks: What’s Left to Do When It Is All Done?
Adhering to the action-for-action framework of the February 13, 2007 agreement, North Korea and the United States traded symbolic actions last week that grabbed the…
Eyes on the Prize: Second North-South Summit Announced, Postponed Due to DPRK Floods
As bodies of North Korean dead floated across the demilitarized zone into the South after massive flooding swept through the DPRK, North Korea requested a…