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African Swine Fever Crosses the DMZ

The transnational contagion of African Swine Fever highlights the urgency of inter-Korean cooperation.

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Public Support for Inter-Korean Sports Diplomacy Cools

While it remains an avenue for engagement with North Korea, South Koreans are more wary of bearing the cost of sports diplomacy.

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North Korea Maintains Travel Restrictions Thirty Years after the Eastern Bloc Began Loosening Restrictions

Thirty years after Hungary allowed East Germans to cross into Austria, North Koreans are still unable to visit their relatives in South Korea.

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When Will Kaesong Reopen?

The sudden start to the inter-Korean peace process last year renewed interest in the resumption of joint economic activities like Kaesong, though there has been little indication if the complex will be open again in the coming months or years.

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Joint Team and Joint Bid: The Koreas Put Plans on Paper With the IOC

2032 Olympics are 13 years away, but a joint bid is a highly visible gesture to break down barriers between North and South Korea.

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Defining Denuclearization: The Entrance to or Exit from Nuclear Negotiations with North Korea?

The South Korean government must advance talks between Washington and Pyongyang without full clarity on North Korea’s definition of denuclearization.

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Should Mount Kumgang Re-open Before the Kaesong Industrial Complex?

Mount Kumgang and the Kaesong Industrial Complex will likely be considered for sanctions relief in upcoming negotiations. A range of factors will need to be considered.

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A Change in US Policy Allowing Humanitarian Aid to DPRK Could Encourage the Second Trump-Kim Summit

With substantive progress on the denuclearization of North Korea in doubt, providing humanitarian aid could demonstrate U.S. goodwill at this critical time.

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10 Issues to Watch for on the Korean Peninsula in 2019

A look at 10 issues that will have an impact on the Korean peninsula in the year ahead.

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2018 in Review: When Donald Met Jong-un

If 2017 was the year of “fire and fury,” 2018 saw the United States and North Korea turn from the rhetoric of war to diplomacy.

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