What if Sanctions Brought North Korea to the Brink? “Well, in 1941…”
Fluent in Korean and a specialist in North Korea’s economy, Mitsuhiro Mimura has visited North Korea 45 times since 1996,…
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Much Ado About Nothing: DPRK’s Latest Missile Test Reveals No New Capabilities
As the United States and South Korea began their annual “Foal Eagle” joint training exercise this past week, North Korea…
Encouraging Japan to Go Nuclear Won’t Denuclearize North Korea
During his Presidential campaign, Donald Trump said that a nuclear-armed Japan might not be a “bad thing” for the United…
Reading Pyongyang’s Intentions with Japan
North Korea seems to be focused on a new era of humanitarian diplomacy. The recent release of US detainees Kenneth…