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How Might Joe Biden as President Deal with Korea?

What could we expect President-elect Biden to do with regard to policy on North and South Korea when he moves into the Oval Office?

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Where do Biden and Trump Voters Stand on U.S.-Korea relations?

Next week’s U.S. presidential election has, to put it mildly, significant implications for the future of U.S.-Korea relations.

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Obituary: The Death of North Korean Ideology

In comparison with earlier speeches by North Korean leaders, there was a sharp departure from traditional ideology. There was, in fact, hardly any ideology.

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North Korea’s October 10 Parade

North Korea’s highly choreographed parade is designed to show that the military is subordinate to the leadership and the party, not the other way around.

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Flooding and COVID and Sanctions! Oh My! Are These Problems Behind Changes in the DPRK News Format?

As Pyongyang has attempted to deal with increasingly complex challenges, a particularly significant change in the format of media reporting took place.

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Why Did Kim Jong-un Call for a Party Congress?

Party Congresses are rare in North Korea. How should we to interpret Kim Jong-un’s surprising decision to call one for early 2021?

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Shifting Blame: Why North Korea is Claiming “Redefector” from South is Infected with Coronavirus

It is convenient and helpful to blame a defector returning from South Korea for the first admitted case of coronavirus in North Korea.

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John Bolton on the Summits 1: Singapore

Whatever we think of John Bolton’s motives or policy approach, The Room Where It Happened provides detail the Singapore and Hanoi summits.

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Our Summer Korean Movie List

With COVID-19 worsening in the U.S. and the prospect of a normal summer slipping away, KEI has prepared a list of some of our favorite Korean films.

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North Korea: Time for a Different Approach?

None of the previous approaches over past decades have worked, but not every approach has been tried.  Here are three different possibilities.

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