North Korea

News, analysis, and opinions about the US relationship with North Korea and its dictator, Kim Jong Un.

Japan’s plan to ramp up military spending, explained

By Ellen Ioanes January 15

North Korea’s nuclear escalation, explained

By Ellen Ioanes January 7

North Korean missile launches may mean new nuclear tests

By Ellen Ioanes November 19, 2022

Shinzo Abe wanted to make Japan a “normal country” — as he saw it

By Bryan Walsh July 8, 2022

Thinking through the unthinkable

By Bryan Walsh March 20, 2022

What Kim Jong Un’s regime shake-up says about his leadership

By Alex Ward June 2, 2021

Biden’s new North Korea policy is an extended hand to Kim Jong Un

By Alex Ward April 30, 2021

Why North Korea is ramping up missile tests again

By Alex Ward March 25, 2021

North Korea tested missiles again. It’s not as scary as it sounds.

By Alex Ward March 24, 2021

North Korea is giving Biden the silent treatment

By Alex Ward March 15, 2021

North Korea has unveiled new weapons, showing Trump failed to tame its nuclear program

By Alex Ward October 13, 2020

Exclusive: New poll shows few Americans approve of Trump’s handling of North Korea

By Alex Ward October 1, 2020

Kim Jong Un is alive. And he’s ... at a fertilizer factory.

By Alex Ward May 1, 2020

The rumors of Kim Jong Un’s “grave” illness, explained

By Alex Ward April 23, 2020

Trump once suggested all of Seoul’s 10 million residents move to avoid North Korean threat

By Alex Ward December 5, 2019

The serious message behind Kim Jong Un’s silly horse photos

By Alex Ward October 17, 2019

Exclusive: Here’s the nuclear proposal the US plans to offer North Korea this weekend

By Alex Ward October 2, 2019

John Bolton finally says what he really thinks about Trump’s North Korea policy

By Alex Ward September 30, 2019

The optimistic case for a US-North Korea deal, explained by a top South Korean official

By Alex Ward September 23, 2019

US-North Korea nuclear talks are sputtering. South Korea is furious.

By Alex Ward September 23, 2019

John Bolton is out. Let the era of Trump Alone begin.

By Alex Ward September 10, 2019

North Korea continues to test weapons. Trump continues not to care.

By Alex Ward August 15, 2019

North Korea’s new weapons, and how they affect Trump’s nuclear deal hopes, explained

By Alex Ward August 12, 2019

North Korea dislikes US-South Korea military exercises. Apparently, Trump does too.

By Riley Beggin August 10, 2019

Stephen Biegun likely Trump’s pick to be US ambassador to Russia

By Alex Ward August 9, 2019

North Korea just tested its fourth set of projectiles in under 2 weeks

By Alex Ward August 5, 2019

North Korea just carried out its third missile test in over a week

By Alex Ward August 1, 2019

North Korea tests missiles for the second time in a week

By Alex Ward July 30, 2019

Trump is letting Kim Jong Un do almost anything he wants

By Alex Ward July 26, 2019

North Korea just fired 2 “projectiles” — curiously timed to Bolton’s trip to South Korea

By Alex Ward July 24, 2019

North Korea just revealed one of its most potentially dangerous weapons yet

By Alex Ward July 23, 2019

The one big benefit to Trump’s diplomacy with Kim Jong Un

By Alex Ward July 1, 2019

Americans are terrifyingly supportive of nuking civilians in North Korea

By Kelsey Piper June 26, 2019

The secret life of Kim Jong Un

By Alex Ward June 20, 2019

Top North Korean official in trouble for failed Trump summit reappears in public

By Alex Ward June 3, 2019

The possible killing of top North Korean diplomats after the failed Trump summit, explained

By Alex Ward May 31, 2019

In Japan, Trump broke a cardinal rule of being America’s president

By Alex Ward May 28, 2019

Why North Korea called Joe Biden an “imbecile” and “a fool of low IQ”

By Alex Ward May 22, 2019

Trump vows to bring about “the official end of Iran” if it threatens the US again

By Alex Ward May 20, 2019

Why North Korea has launched 2 missile tests in less than a week

By Alex Ward May 9, 2019