North Korea

AsiaSociety.org articles, op-eds, videos and blog posts on North Korea.

Gilholm: Kim Jong Il's Death Reduces Regime's Life Expectancy

It would be surprising if Kim Jong Un can reinvent and sustain the system as his father did after 1994, argues Andrew Gilholm.

Stumpf: Kim Jong Il's Death an Opportunity for US, China

For the new leadership of North Korea, its primary goals will be to seek regime survival by consolidating power within North Korea first. This alone is an opportunity for the United States, China and the other parties.

Photo of the Day: Kim Jong Il and His Generals

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il meets with Korean People's Army personel in September 1988. He died of an apparent heart attack on Saturday at 69. (AFP/Getty Images)

Lintner: North Korea's King is Dead, But the Military Still Rules

Asia Society Associate Fellow Bertil Linter says it is "highly unlikely that Kim Jong Il’s death will usher in a new era in North Korea’s polity."

Experts React: North Korea's Kim Jong Il Dead at 69

Asia Society Associate Fellows Charles Armstrong and John Delury offer instant analysis on the death of Kim Jong Il and its implications for the region.