Forget those black-and-white satellite photos—North and South Korea are more alike than many suppose, and they’re slowly growing closer.
The Tao of North Korea
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A Capitalist In North Korea
Meet the Swiss businessman who started a business school in communist Pyongyang.
A Unified Korea—on the Soccer Field at Least
For the Korean diaspora, international sporting events are a small but symbolically potent exercise in Korean reunification.
Why the U.S. Should Engage North Korea Right Now
Sticks and carrots won’t get North Korea to give up its nukes. But a peace treaty and security guarantees might.
Parsing the East Asian Powder Keg
The simmering tensions in East Asia are echoes of Washington’s Cold War intrigues—and the Pentagon’s not-so-secret plans for battle with China.
Nuclear Nightmares: Securing the World Before It Is Too Late
Without disarmament our nuclear nightmares may become realities — but there is still time to avoid disaster.
Seeking Justice—Or at Least the Truth—for “Comfort Women”
A growing global movement is ensuring that if the Japanese government won’t hold itself to account for its crimes against women, then history will.
Breaking the Rules
Both Koreas have recognized at some deep level that the rules of the game are rigged in favor of the already powerful.
Obama’s Half-Pivot to Asia
If Obama thought his short pass through Pacific would boost the much-vaunted U.S. “pivot” to Asia, he soon discovered that the world is not cooperating with his best-laid plans.
Breathless in North Korea
For 60 years, Koreans on both sides of the DMZ have awaited a peace treaty. Instead they’ve gotten an arms race and political repression.