Kim Jong-un

July 19, 2019

North Koreans get to “vote” this weekend. Here’s how their elections work.

Moon bets his legacy on meeting with Trump

June 28, 2019

Donald Trump and Moon Jae-in meet Sunday in a summit that could have huge consequences for President Moon.

Trump-Kim summit gave ‘master manipulator’ a global platform, says defector

June 13, 2019

Wednesday marked the one-year anniversary of US President Donald Trump's summit with North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore. Yeonmi Park, a North Korean defector who escaped with her mother at 13 years old, shares her insights on the current state of North Korea and the impact of Trump's summit with Kim.

South Korean aid to North Korea could be a game changer — if North Korea accepts it

GlobalPost

June 05, 2019

North Korea might rebuff aid offers out of resentment or for fear that the extra food comes with strings attached.

Conflict & Justice

North Korea fires two short-range missiles in second test in a week

May 09, 2019

North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range missiles on Thursday less than a week after its leader, Kim Jong-un, oversaw the test-firing of multiple rockets and a missile.

Nuclear

What geology reveals about North Korea's nuclear weapons — and what it obscures

The Conversation

May 08, 2019

North Korea is a major military threat to the US and its Asian allies, but exactly how powerful are its nuclear weapons? An earth scientist explains why it's hard to answer this question.

Putin says US guarantees unlikely to prompt North Korea to de-nuclearize

April 25, 2019

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that US security guarantees would probably not be enough to persuade North Korea to shut its nuclear program.

North Korea rebuilds part of missile site as Bolton warns of more sanctions

March 06, 2019

North Korea has restored part of a rocket test site it began to dismantle after pledging to do so in a first summit with US President Donald Trump last year

Trump scraps North Korea summit deal

February 28, 2019

President Donald Trump said he had to walk away from a nuclear deal at his summit with Kim Jong-un in Vietnam on Thursday because of unacceptable demands from the North Korean leader.

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The making of a new icon in North Korea

September 28, 2010

North Korea's best designers likely working up a whole new iconography for their likely next leader, Kim Jong-un. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Orville Schell, who directs the Center on US-China relations at the Asia Society in New York.