Khang Vu

The Pyongyang visit had one purpose: limiting China’s exposure as North Korean troops fight in Europe. Lost among the flag-waving children and...

With Moscow’s backing and a growing nuclear arsenal, Pyongyang thinks it can afford to wait out Washington and Seoul. Chairman Kim Jong-un is...

Russia’s war economy is fueling Pyongyang’s most ambitious military upgrade in decades. For North Korea's nuclear arsenal, 2025 has been a relatively...

Pyongyang’s contribution to Moscow’s war against Ukraine means a difficult question needs to be asked in the event shooting starts. In his recent...

Any countdown could depend on what Beijing is willing to tolerate. Is North Korea going to test a nuclear weapon, or not?

History has an alarming habit of repeating on the Korean peninsula. More than two years after threatening to scrap a self-imposed nuclear and...

Pyongyang is giving Washington a taste of its own “strategic patience” medicine. September is an important month for South Korea’s President Moon...

Pyongyang is hinting at talks. But only at a price.

Moon Jae-in wants diplomacy to work with Kim Jong-un and is determined to push ahead. South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in’s policy of engagement with...

Biden’s efforts to nudge Seoul into the Quad may be self- defeating unless Moon Jae-in’s North Korea hopes are engaged. The new Biden administration...