“Great Successor” Kim Jong-un Needs Unalloyed Support of Military
At present, it’s unclear whether or not Kim Jong-un is the military’s leader of choice.
The Kims: Like Grandfather, Like Son?
Kim Jong-un may be modeling himself afer his country’s founder, Kim Il-sung.
Two Leaders, Two Deaths
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and Czech leader Vaclav Havel occupied the opposite ends of the political continuum.
Succession Questions Persist in Wake of Kim Jong-il’s Death
North Korea seeks to avert the internal turmoil which followed the death of Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-il’s father.
Showing Juntas Some Love
Lately North Korea and Burma have found themselves in the good graces of other states.
Should We Engage North Korea?
The United States has failed in its policies to punish, isolate, and otherwise push North Korea toward collapse. Perhaps it should try engagement instead.
Playing With Fire on the Korean Peninsula
Why is the Obama Administration throwing cold water on talks with North Korea?
Does Kim Need to Keep His Nukes to Avoid Gaddafi’s Fate?
North Korea believes that by giving up its nuclear arms, Libya fatally compromised its national security.
Why 2012 Will Shake Up Asia and the World
Can Washington move from Pacific power to Pacific partner?
Review: The Survival of North Korea
If North Korea isn’t about to collapse, then policymakers must stop complaining and deal with it.
Kim Jong Il’s Visit to Russia: Just More Mixed Messages?
North Korea and Russia may be chummy, but South Korea and Japan remain suspicious of North Korea’s motives.
Review: No Exit
A new book on North Korea provides the context for understanding its nuclear program.
Korean Americans and Allies to Participate in “From War to Peace in East Asia,” Events on Korean War
On July 27, 2011 scholars from the Institute for Policy Studies, South Korea, and the Washington Peace Center will hold a special discussion on the status of the Korean War Armistice and why a peace treaty to end the Korean War matters today in the context of the current military issues facing East Asia and the overall need for peacebuilding in this region.
July 26 Marks the 58th Anniversary of the Onset of the Cuban Revolution
The film by Institute for Policy Studies Senior Fellow Saul Landau, “Will the Real Terrorist Please Stand Up,” featuring Landau, Danny Glover and Fidel Castro (at age 84), shows how the U.S.-backed violence against Cuba has continued for decades and our government’s unusual obsession with Fidel Castro has led to the unjust conviction of the Cuban 5.
Exodus to North Korea Revisited
In towns and cities all over Japan farewell gatherings were being held, as “returnees” to North Korea packed their bags and boarded trains that would take them to the port of Niigata where, after various formalities including a “confirmation of free will” by the International Committee of the Red Cross, they would board Russian ships for the voyage to Cheongjin in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.