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Kim Jong Un to unveil new economic plan as North Korea crisis deepens
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will chair a five-year gathering of senior officials early in the new year, state media said, which is expected to include the unveiling of a n...
By Duyeon Kim
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North Korea prepares for major party congress amid growing challenges
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will convene a rare congress of the ruling party in early January, where he will seek to rally public support and outline new long-term economi...
By Duyeon Kim
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Trump will leave office foiled by the North Korea nuclear problem. Will Biden fare better?
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President Trump’s cool-headed nuclear envoy told the North Koreans it was “a window of opportunity.” Here was a U.S. president willing to venture far outside traditional diplo...
By Duyeon Kim
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US policy toward North Korea under Joe Biden: pageantry out, pragmatism in
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US President Donald Trump’s unorthodox approach to North Korea saw him threaten “fire and fury” and ramp up sanctions, then meet dictator Kim Jong-un and exchange “beautiful” ...
By Van Jackson
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North Korea detention like the ‘dark ages’, report says
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North Korea’s pretrial detention system is rife with forced labour, sexual abuse and filthy prison conditions, according to testimony obtained by Human Rights Watch. The new ...
By Duyeon Kim
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North Korea parades huge new ICBM, but Kim Jong Un stresses deterrent nature
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North Korea showed off what appeared to be a huge, new intercontinental ballistic missile at a military parade Saturday, although leader Kim Jong Un stressed the deterrent nat...
By Duyeon Kim
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How Covid-19 Could Give Kim Jong Un a Doomsday Weapon
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North Korea recently surprised the world by announcing it is developing a Covid-19 vaccine, joining a high-stakes race to show off its scientific chops. But experts increasing...
By Peter Harrell
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North Korea blows up liaison office in escalation of hostilities with Seoul
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North Korea has blown up the inter-Korean liaison office near the country’s border with South Korea, marking a sharp escalation in hostilities by Kim Jong Un towards Seoul. So...
By Van Jackson
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North Korea Promises to Advance Nuclear Weapons as It Turns Back to Foreign Affairs
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North Korea, on the second anniversary of the historic Singapore summit between Kim Jong Un and President Trump, said relations with the U.S. had “shifted into despair” and pr...
By Kristine Lee
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Kim Jong Un cuts communication lines with South Korea
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North Korea will cut all communications with South Korea in what experts say is the latest gamble by Kim Jong Un to pressure Washington over economic sanctions. According to K...
By Van Jackson
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Kim Jong Un returns to spotlight as questions over North Korean leader's fate arise
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Nuclear-armed North Korea returned to the spotlight Tuesday after contradictory media reports said leader Kim Jong Un was in critical condition while others denied he was grav...
By Van Jackson
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Warnings, recriminations and a missile launch: how the US-North Korea nuclear talks died
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When North Korean leader Kim Jong-un vowed “complete denuclearisation” last year, Washington and Seoul offered him an extra incentive to ensure the vow would stick. The allies...
By Kristine Lee
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North Korea, emboldened by Trump peril and Chinese allies, tries harder line
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Successful sanctions evasion, economic lifelines from China and U.S. President Donald Trump’s impeachment woes may be among the factors that have emboldened North Korea in nuc...
By Duyeon Kim
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Trump Won’t Let Latest North Korea Missile Test Halt Nuke Talks
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The U.S. and North Korea are set to meet for the first time in months for working-level nuclear discussions, with President Donald Trump saying Pyongyang’s most provocative mi...
By Duyeon Kim
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CNAS Responds: Trump Addresses China, Iran, Climate Change in UNGA Speech
Press Note
At the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) this morning, President Trump addressed world leaders on his vision of the United States' role on the global stage. Covering a range of fla...
By Daniel Kliman, Susanna V. Blume, Kristine Lee, Sam Dorshimer & Emma Moore
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CNAS Responds: U.S., North Korea Consider Renewed Talks
Press Note
As the renewal of U.S.-North Korea negotiations becomes more likely, CNAS experts weigh in on potential next steps for Washington to watch for....
By Duyeon Kim, Elizabeth Rosenberg, Kristine Lee, Van Jackson & Neil Bhatiya
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A Top Defector Says the U.S. Must Levy Tougher Sanctions on North Korea to Prevent a New Nuclear State
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The U.S. needs to wake up to the reality that its policy on North Korea is not working and quickly impose harsher sanctions if the world is going to avert the birth of a new n...
By Duyeon Kim
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CNAS Welcomes Siddharth Mohandas and Van Jackson as Adjunct Senior Fellows in the Asia-Pacific Security Program
Washington, Sept 18, 2019—The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to announce that Dr. Siddharth Mohandas, Director of Research and Principal at The Asia Grou...
By Cole Stevens
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North Korean cryptocurrency heists net estimated $2 billion: UN report
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North Korea earned as much as $2 billion dollars through large-scale cyber attacks to help fund its weapons programs, a United Nations panel alleges in a new report. The find...
By Duyeon Kim
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North Korea has conducted three missile launches in eight days but Donald Trump says ‘no problem’
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North Korea carried out its third weapons test in eight days on Friday, according to the South’s military, but US President Donald Trump said he had “no problem” with the spat...
By Duyeon Kim
