North Korea

Camelot in Tokyo

Can Caroline Kennedy shake up Japan’s sexist politics?

BY COCO MASTERS | MARCH 6, 2013

Pilgrims and Idiots

How celebrities should handle visits to authoritarian countries in today's world.

BY ARCH PUDDINGTON | MARCH 1, 2013

Dead-End Road

Rogue states have a pretty convincing track record of ignoring sanctions, so what makes Congress and the White House think they'll work on Iran?

BY TY MCCORMICK | FEBRUARY 28, 2013

Limited Partnership

No, North Korea did not just test an Iranian nuke.

BY JEFFREY LEWIS | FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Lips and Teeth

It’s time for China to get tough with North Korea.

BY SHEN DINGLI | FEBRUARY 13, 2013

North Korea's Big Bang

Did Pyongyang just take a big step toward an arsenal of nuclear-tipped missiles?

BY JEFFREY LEWIS | FEBRUARY 13, 2013

North Korea Is a Nuclear Power

And it’s time for the West to get used to it.

BY ANDREI LANKOV | FEBRUARY 12, 2013

The Laughingstock Next Door

How the Chinese are using Kim Jong Un's antics to mock their own leaders.

BY HELEN GAO | FEBRUARY 12, 2013

What Young North Koreans Dream Of

The copyright infringing video game destruction of America, apparently.

BY MICHAEL PECK | FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Friends with Benefits

No, Mr. President, it's not OK if our allies get nuclear weapons.

BY JEFFREY LEWIS | FEBRUARY 7, 2013

What to Expect from a North Korean Nuclear Test

Pyongyang is about to make some more trouble. Here's what to look for when Kim Jong Un debuts his new bomb.

BY SIEGFRIED S. HECKER | FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Saying UnSorry

Will Japan's new prime minister really take back his country's apology for World War II?

BY ROBERT WHITING | JANUARY 30, 2013

Don't Engage Kim Jong Un -- Bankrupt Him

It's time to play hardball with North Korea's new leader.

BY JOSHUA STANTON, SUNG-YOON LEE | JANUARY 9, 2013

North Korea Does Not Believe in Unicorns

But it does believe in promoting a fanciful version of its own history.

BY ISAAC STONE FISH, ADAM CATHCART | DECEMBER 27, 2012

The World War on Christmas

Five places where Santa really does have to watch his back.

BY ELIZABETH F. RALPH | DECEMBER 24, 2012

They Actually Did It

Are we all going to die from an Iranian-built, North Korean ICBM?

BY JEFFREY LEWIS | DECEMBER 14, 2012

Launch This

Why Barack Obama needs to reset his North Korea policy.

BY JOEL S. WIT, JENNY TOWN | DECEMBER 13, 2012

Ripe for Rivalry

Has Asia's moment of reckoning finally arrived?

BY VICTOR D. CHA | DECEMBER 12, 2012

Patience Has Not Been a Virtue

Was the Obama administration to blame for North Korea's rocket launch?

BY DARYL G. KIMBALL | DECEMBER 12, 2012

Rocket Backstage

Behind the scenes of North Korea's nuclear deliberations.

BY ANDREA BERGER | DECEMBER 12, 2012

Kim Jong Un's Baby Mama

Ri Sol Ju, North Korea's enigmatic new first lady, is already turning heads and making headlines.

BY MICHAEL MADDEN | NOVEMBER 23, 2012

Getting Rebalancing Right

Four key issues that will define President Obama's second-term pivot to Asia.

BY MICHELE A. FLOURNOY, ZIAD HAIDER | NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Nate Silver vs. Kim Jong Un

Why we can't figure out what North Korea will do next.

BY AMY B. ZEGART | NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Trouble in Pyongyang

As the United States dithers, an emboldened North Korea is quietly establishing itself as a small nuclear power.

BY JOEL S. WIT , JENNY TOWN | NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Was a North Korean General Really Executed by Mortar Fire?

Who knows? But it has the ring of truth.

BY MICHAEL MADDEN | OCTOBER 31, 2012

Strategic Misdirection

Are the latest U.S. moves on missile defense making it less safe?

BY TOM Z. COLLINA | OCTOBER 26, 2012

Don't Assume Iran Is the Greatest Threat

Five other dangers that deserve our immediate attention.

BY DANIEL BYMAN | OCTOBER 17, 2012

Missiles Away!

If you like frantic arms buildups, here's a new Asia policy for you.

BY JEFFREY LEWIS | OCTOBER 9, 2012

Bucking the Odds in North Korea

Why Kim Jong Un might just dare to be different.

BY JAY ULFELDER | SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

The Strange Life of Reverend Sun Myung Moon

The bizarre tycoon and church leader never lived to see his dream of a reunited Korea.

BY ISAAC STONE FISH | SEPTEMBER 4, 2012