Government of North Korea Articles

The Perilous Case of Kim Jong Il

Michael J. Green | Aug 25, 2009

Kim Jong Il is dying. Sons, generals and statesmen vie for his throne. With Pyongyang's impressive arsenal of chemical-, biological- and nuclear-weapons programs, the Fall of the House of Kim could end in a peninsular war or worse.

The Freedom Crusade, Revisited

| Dec 01, 2005

Leslie H. Gelb, Daniel Pipes, Robert W. Merry and Joseph S. Nye offer their reactions to Robert W. Tucker and David Hendrickson on the Bush Doctrine.

North Korea's Weapons Quest

Nicholas Eberstadt | Jun 01, 2005

With nuclear weapons, North Korea aims to finish what it started: the Korean War.

Averting the Unthinkable

Stephen J. Morris | Dec 01, 2003

Regime change is the only realistic policy.

The Art of the Bluff

Ian Bremmer | Sep 01, 2003

A note to U.S. policymakers: Saddam Hussein was a reckless risk-taker; Kim Jong-il is not.

Our Other Korea Problem

Nicholas Eberstadt | Sep 01, 2002

The real threat to America's position in Korea doesn't emanate only from Pyongyang: How the "sunshine policy" could foreshadow the sunset of the U.S.-South Korean alliance.

The Most Dangerous Country

Nicholas Eberstadt | Sep 01, 1999

A close look at North Korea, a country with a demonstrated capacity for coming up with unpleasant surprises.

The Panic Gap: Reactions to North Korea's Bomb

James Fallows | Dec 01, 1994

Everyone knows that Americans should pay more attention to events outside their country's borders, especially now that we live in the Interdependent Age. But maybe the reverse is true.

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