North Korea

Some problems don’t have solutions, and unfortunately, Korean denuclearization is one of them. A Kamala Harris presidency is unlikely to spend significant foreign policy capital on a North Korean gesture,...

In another world, it would be reasonable to expect North Korea to rank among the strongest and wealthiest countries across the dimensions of national power, just like its neighbor, South...

North Korea is about to lose its ability to influence developments in East Asia. That, I think, will become evident in 2024. At the moment, the Democratic People’s Republic of...

More missile tests, rapidly advancing relations with Russia and China and zero progress on diplomacy with the United States and South Korea — this was the direction North Korea took...

In November 2023, North Korea decided to close its foreign diplomatic missions in Angola, Hong Kong, Nepal, Spain, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bangladesh, Senegal and Guinea. These closures likely come...

It is tempting to presume that the return of Donald Trump to the White House in 2025 would revive the “bromance” between Trump and Kim Jong-un and spark renewed tensions...

Donald Trump, along with Russian president Vladimir Putin, is arguably among the world’s most demonized leaders. It is, therefore, an audacious task to defend his record in any part of...

North Korea policy in the first Trump administration allowed the U.S. to test the proposition that maximum sanctions pressure on the North Korean economy, combined with the allure of summit-level...

Donald Trump turned America’s North Korea policy upside down. After a period of strict sanctions enforcement and inflammatory words—“fire and fury,” “locked and loaded”—he reached out to Kim Jong Un....

A second Donald Trump administration’s North Korea policy would be uncannily similar to the current Biden administration’s for two reasons: North Korea’s loss of trust toward the U.S. and South...

A shakeup in U.S. policy toward the Korean Peninsula is possible if Donald Trump gets a second term as U.S. president. The changes would not necessarily serve US interests well. ...

Concrete evidence suggests a close relationship between Russia and North Korea. In July, Russia’s defense minister, Sergei Shoigu, visited North Korea for negotiations, followed by the third summit meeting between...