Without its communist Soviet-style economy, North Korea would just be South Korea.
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Canadians’ indifference to their military isn’t so surprising. Almost every military conflict has raised serious questions, and spurred divisive debate, about Canadian unity and independence.
Looking at the agreement, it appears that Kim Jong-un has outmanoeuvred Donald Trump.
Donald Trump has always traded on his image as a master dealmaker – but many deals have been done with North Korea before.
Parasites are not only a personal health problem – they are political too.
The mistrust between the two Koreas is so deep that there are more sceptics than enthusiasts over North Korea’s involvement in the Winter Olympics.
North and South Korea explained in five questions and answers.
Whichever way you cut it, a US first strike against North Korea would almost certainly trigger major war on the Korean peninsula, with a high risk of escalation to full-scale nuclear conflict.
North Korea has taken up the South’s invitation to the Olympics, but a quick look at the history of North-South talks suggests that unity is not as close as it may seem.
For a brief moment at the turn of the millennium, it seemed Seoul and Pyongyang were starting to open up to each other.
Politicians and pundits are overplaying China’s influence over Kim Jong-Un.
The Korean peninsula has a lengthy history of exchanging insults.
North Korea’s legitimacy derives almost wholly from its subjects’ perception of perfect strength and resolve. This makes it harder for Pyongyang to back down.
North and South Korea explained in four questions and answers.
More than six decades after the Korean War, a small group of North Korean prisoners of war may get a chance to return home.
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.
This isn’t the first time the US has banned people based on nationality. History shows these exclusions have put our national security at risk and caused rifts with foreign allies.
Will the world be safer if Trump meant the things he said on the campaign trail, or if he didn’t?
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