Tag: denuclearization
The Ninth Party Congress aftermath: What Kim Jong Un’s era really...
North Korea's five-yearly marquee political event, the Ninth WPK Party Congress (Feb. 19-25), has now concluded. Since December of last year, this writer has...
Why North Korea’s December plenary meeting matters for the Ninth Party...
The time has come to wrap up another year.
In North Korea, the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea typically holds a plenary...
Kim Jong Un reveals ‘two-state theory’ has not been enshrined in...
During his speech at the 14th Supreme People's Assembly (13th Session) on Sept. 21, Kim Jong Un directly acknowledged that the two-state theory has...
Analysis: Kim Jong Un’s strategic gambit puts pressure on Trump and...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivered a policy speech to the Supreme People's Assembly on Sept. 21, right after strengthening his international support...
What it would take for Trump to play golf with Kim...
In the first part of this two-part series, I argued that for the DPRK, nuclear weapons are at best a means of deterrence, but...
What it would take for Trump to play golf with Kim...
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung recently quipped in Washington that he looked forward to US President Donald Trump’s next meeting with Chairman Kim Jong-un,...
Pyongyang prepares contingency plans for potential Trump negotiations
Following his recent summit with South Korea, U.S. President Donald Trump expressed interest in meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before the end...
Kim Jong Un’s China visit: Fear of purges lurks behind diplomatic...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has visited China again after six years and eight months. This trip drew particular attention as his debut...
North Korea expands nuclear capabilities as Yongbyon facilities operate at full...
Last September, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared that the North needed to "strengthen its nuclear arsenal" during a surprise visit to a...
N. Korea rejects S. Korean reconciliation efforts with military buildup
North Korea is working overtime to counter South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's conciliatory messages, launching an intensive propaganda campaign to maintain the narrative...
