North Korea

In Hindsight: Negotiating with North Korea

The Hermit Kingdom is the foreign-policy headache that just won't go away. With the Bush administration set to have another shot at solving this puzzle, FP dips into its archives for advice on how to negotiate with North Korea's dictator, Kim Jong Il.

MARCH 1, 2005

Hermit Hackers

BY REBECCA MACKINNON | JANUARY 5, 2005

Ahoy, WMDs!

MAY 1, 2004

The Day After: North Korea

The Hardest Nut.

BY RALPH C. HASSIG, KONGDAN OH | NOVEMBER 1, 2003

Think Again: The Korea Crisis

North Korea is not crazy, near collapse, nor about to start a war. But it is dangerous, not to mention dangerously misunderstood. Defusing the threat that North Korea poses to its neighbors and the world will require less bluster, more patience, and a willingness on the part of the United States to probe and understand the true sources of the North's conduct.

BY DAVID C. KANG, VICTOR D. CHA | MAY 1, 2003

Waiting for No Dong

MARCH 1, 2002