Inter-Korean Relations: How North Korea Is Conditioning South Korea for Its Own Strategic Benefit
It looks like 2019 will be a year filled with disappointments for South Korean President Moon Jae-in. Beset by domestic…
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Abe’s Longest November: Japan, North Korea and the Growing Urgency for Diplomacy
Historians will remember November 2019 as the month that Japan’s Shinzo Abe became his nation’s longest-serving prime minister (nearly eight…
The North Korean Economy, November 2019: Kim Jong Un’s Kumgang Statement Signals a Shift in Economic Gears
Introduction On Wednesday, October 23, Kim Jong Un visited the Mt. Kumgang Tourist Region in the southern part of the…
Troops for Nukes: Should the US Trade Its Forces in South Korea for North Korean Denuclearization?
US-DPRK negotiations on denuclearization are on life support and there are bleak prospects for recovery before the end-of-the-year deadline for…