China has traditionally viewed North Korea as a security buffer and an ideologically aligned neighbor it can dominate.
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Kim Jong-un is continuing to release statements about a possible military conflict with South Korea.
North Korea’s succession is secretive and complicated. But it appears that Kim Jong-un’s young daughter is being groomed to take over on her father’s death.
People who get too close to the seat of power in North Korea, including the Supreme Leader’s relatives, have a way of ending up dead.
Kim Jong Un has followed his father and grandfather in ruling by fear. The coronavirus pandemic has made North Korea ever more isolated, while expanded military capabilities make it a growing threat.
The increasing prominence of Kim Jong-un’s younger sister has prompted speculation about whether she is positioning herself for ultimate power in North Korea.
North Korea’s test of two new missile systems have stoked fears of a nuclear confrontation in Asia. But the North Korean leader may not be as unstable as he is made out.
Donald Trump avoided a major crisis with North Korea. But the North Korean nuclear issue remains unresolved as the country continues to develop its nuclear and ballistic capabilities.
The new friendship between North Korea and Cuba is puzzling. The two countries should share values as socialist republics, but their brands of socialism are worlds apart when it comes to children.
The state-produced stories, which include tales about apartment lotteries, theme parks and the Clintons, might seem absurd. But they offer a window into the regime’s priorities and anxieties.
Military options should, and must, be on the table if diplomacy fails to compel North Korea to de-nuclearize.
China is reluctant to be more active in dealing with Pyongyang for fear of consolidating the US take over in the region.
We should interpret the threat posed by North Korea from an informed perspective based on demonstrable strategic logic, rather than on caricatured misrepresentations of its leadership.
As despotic personality cults go, Stalin’s example still leads the pack. But North Korea’s ruling family have taken it to a new extreme.
China is probably no more fond of the North Korean regime than the Americans are, but it is walking a fine line between managing both nations and ensuring its own continued rise.
North and South Korea explained in four questions and answers.
A scholar who has profiled the likes of Saddam Hussein and Vladimir Putin says there is a method to understanding the madness.
Ranting narcissists with no patience for detail have terrorised and suppressed their people the world over. Is a new one about to join their ranks?
When North Korea held its sixth party congress in 1980, its stagnant economics were much the same – but its worldview was utterly different.
For a man who likes to be called ‘outstanding leader’ and ‘brilliant comrade’, Kim Jong-un is strangely unwilling to strut his stuff on the world stage.
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Lecturer in Chinese History, University of Leeds
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Reader in Asia Pacific Studies, Co-Director of the International Institute of Korean Studies, University of Lancashire
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Online Learning Advisor - Security and International Relations, Swinburne University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Asian Politics, School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of International Relations, American University School of International Service
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Associate Professor, Political Science and International Relations, The University of Western Australia
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Visiting Research Fellow, School of Geography, University of Leeds
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Professor of Political Science, University of Connecticut
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Ph.D. in Political Science and International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Chercheur Indo-Pacifique et Sécurité maritime Internationale, chargé de cours Sécurité maritime, Sciences Po
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Professor of International Relations and Security, University of Bradford
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Professor in Korean Studies, Tufts University