The increasing prominence of Kim Jong-un’s younger sister has prompted speculation about whether she is positioning herself for ultimate power in North Korea.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe needs the US to confront North Korea, revitalize Japan’s economy and boost his standing at home. And he knows flattery is the way to this president’s heart.
Without its communist Soviet-style economy, North Korea would just be South Korea.
North Korea and the US have again failed to reach an agreement – and South Korea is being left on the sidelines.
With all the drama between Trump and Kim, it’s easy to forget that the US is not the only nation involved in denuclearizing North Korea. China is hugely influential — but it’s not clear quite how.
The declaration was thin, but the meeting itself will have a significant impact on how Trump makes foreign policy decisions moving forward.
One noticeable omission was any mention of “complete, verifiable, irreversible denuclearisation” - whether this was strategy or capitulation on President Donald Trump’s part remains to be seen.
Alongside denuclearisation, reunification is the biggest potential game-changer on the Korean peninsula. But it remains a pipe dream.
Kim Jong-un may be able to “chat” in English. That’s not enough to understand Donald Trump.
Can decades of deadlock be broken by two of the world’s most unpredictable leaders?
U.S. President Donald Trump has lied continuously and he will lie again. We should expect more untruths to come out of his summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un.
Having called the June 12 summit off, US President Donald Trump says it might be on again. But at what cost will all of this come to the serious issue of denuclearisation?
A remarkable year on the Korean peninsula has been marked by both bitter enmity and genuine goodwill. Now, the tension is being ratcheted up again.
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Reader in Asia Pacific Studies (with special reference to Korea), MA North Korean Studies Course Leader, Co-Director of the International Institute of Korean Studies, University of Central Lancashire
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Associate Professor in US History, University of Nottingham
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Professor of Political Science, University of Connecticut
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Professor of Political Science, University of Arkansas
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Reader in International Relations, Aston University
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Associate Professor in Translation Psychology, The Open University
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Dean, School of Global Studies, Oklahoma State University
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Senior Lecturer in International Relations, Department of Politics and Philosophy, La Trobe University
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Assistant Professor of Communication, Oklahoma State University
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Professor in Asia Pacific Studies, Director of the Asia Pacific Studies Institutes, University of Central Lancashire
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Chaired professor for Scholarship in the Public Interest in the Department of English and Cultural Studies, McMaster University
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Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Edith Cowan University
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Researcher, Kyoto Women's University
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Assistant Professor, Monmouth College
