Kim Jong Un’s New Year’s Speech: On the Domestic Front
Commentary on Kim Jong Un’s New Year’s speech on January 1 has understandably focused almost exclusively on what it means…
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Hints for 2019: Kim Jong Un’s New Year’s Address
In his January 1st New Year’s speech, Kim Jong Un was almost relentlessly positive in discussing DPRK-US relations, a topic…
What Will Kim Jong Un Say on New Year’s Day?
Another Christmas has been and gone, with gifts given and received. But for policy makers in Seoul and Washington, one…
How the North Korean Economy Should—and Shouldn’t—be Used in Negotiations
To date, assistance for North Korea’s economy has not factored into negotiations between the United States, South Korea and North…