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Wednesday June 19th 2013
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Foreign Affairs

Park vs. Kim: Who Wins This Game of Thrones?

Park vs. Kim: Who Wins This Game of Thrones?

Park Geun-hye can be hard to read. But when it comes to her approach to inter-Korean relations, the most striking element has appeared to be her willingness to engage North Korea—particularly since her conservative base finds the very idea anathema. Even after the springtime madness that brought the two Koreas to the brink of accidental war, Park stuck by “trust” as the cornerstone of her policy toward the North. She tweaked the phrasing [Read More]


Satellite Imagery

New Construction Activity at the »

New Construction Activity at the Hwanggumpyong Economic Zone

A 38 North exclusive with contributions by Nick Hansen and Jeffrey Lewis Summary New commercial satellite imagery indicates that China and the DPRK [Read More]


Commentary

Whither the Kaesong Industrial Complex? Whither the Kaesong »

Kim Dae-jung’s Sunshine Policy was a bold experiment that sought to achieve unification [Read More]


North Korea: Danger and Opportunity for Park Geun-hye’s Presidency North Korea: Danger »

South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s speech to the Joint Session of the United States [Read More]


Taking Stock of North Korean Rhetoric Taking Stock of »

It’s now almost impossible to imagine North Korea without a barrage of bellicose [Read More]


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