Commentary / World Mar 27, 2017
North Korea sparks debate in China
by Hemant Adlakha
The question many are asking in Beijing is whether President Xi Jinping is strong enough to thumb Beijing's nose back at North Korea's supreme leader.
Commentary / World Mar 14, 2017
De-escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula
by Hitoki Den
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres should play an active role in convincing Pyongyang to take the path of peace.
National Mar 8, 2017
As North Korea missile threat grows, Japan lawmakers argue for first strike options
by Nobuhiro Kubo and Tim Kelly
Rattled by North Korean military advances, influential Japanese lawmakers are pushing harder for Japan to develop the ability to strike preemptively at the missile facilities of its nuclear-armed neighbor. Japan has so far avoided taking the controversial and costly step of acquiring bombers or weapons ...
Commentary / World Mar 6, 2017
Kim assassination a wake-up call
by Jose Ramos-Horta
North Korea is not a curiosity to ignore, it is a danger to be confronted.
Asia Pacific Feb 27, 2017
North Korea spy agency runs arms operation out of Malaysia, U.N. says
by James Pearson
It is in Kuala Lumpur's "Little India" neighborhood, behind an unmarked door on the second floor of a rundown building, where a military equipment company called Glocom says it has its office. Glocom is a front company run by North Korean intelligence agents that sells ...
Asia Pacific / Politics Feb 27, 2017
China's spat with Kim Jong Un highlights dilemma on North Korea
The rare public spat between China and North Korea illustrates the dilemma facing Beijing's leaders as they try to coax Kim Jong Un back to the negotiating table. North Korea condemned China for banning coal imports in an unusually hostile state-media commentary last week, mocking ...
Editorials Feb 14, 2017
Can the Kim regime be convinced that it doesn't need a nuclear deterrent to ensure its survival?
Commentary / World Jan 16, 2017
Time for U.S. to rethink its North Korea policy
by Doug Bandow
Washington's refusal to negotiate with Pyongyang hasn't slowed down North Korea's military activities.
Editorials Sep 12, 2016
The international community must reassess its efforts to force North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons program.
National / Politics Aug 14, 2016
North Korea unveils study facility dedicated to anti-Japan, anti-U.S. education
North Korea has built a new facility to increase efforts to educate its people on the "history of aggression" by Japan and the United States. The National House of Class Education, with about 1,700 photos and thousands of other items showing the "aggressive nature" of ...
Commentary / World May 17, 2016
by William Pesek
Pyongyang's belligerence is a complex geopolitical issue affecting regional security. It's time for new strategies to deal with the rogue state.
Editorials Feb 8, 2016
The international community, in particular China and the U.S., need to serious consider why their North Korean policies are failing to curb Pyongyang's ambitions.