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Mike Kulma: A North Korean 'Propaganda Game'

Asia Society's Mike Kulma suggests possible outcomes of an American citizen's 15-year sentence for "committing hostile acts" against Kim Jong Un's regime. more
Mike Kulma, Executive Director for Global Leadership Initiatives at Asia Society.

Video: Kenneth Bae Sentencing Could Get US Caught in North Korean Propaganda Game

Asia Society's Mike Kulma on possible outcomes of an American citizen's 15-years sentence for "committing hostile acts" against Kim Jong Un's regime. more
A North Korean soldier using binoculars watches from his quarters at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone on April 23, 2013. (Kim Jae-Hwan/AFP/Getty Images)

Expert: Current North Korea Drama 'More Uncertain and Worrying' Than Years Past

Andrew Gilholm, senior Northeast Asia analyst with the consultancy Control Risks, says it's "tough to see" a peaceful resolution to current tensions. more
A South Korean activist stabs a pocket knife on a picture of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (L) during an anti-North Korea rally near the national assembly in Seoul on March 22, 2013. (Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images)

For Those in Seoul, the North Korea 'Joke' May Be Over

Nathan McMurray, legal advisor for Samsung in Seoul, writes that the recent ratcheting up of tensions between North and South may be more than just a story this time. more
Two North Korean men, center, listen to Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei during a press briefing in Beijing on April 8, 2013. North Korea appears to be preparing a fourth nuclear test as well as a provocative missile launch, South Korea said, despite an unusually blunt call from China for restraint. (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)

Experts Debate: Is China Doing All It Can to Rein in Kim Jong Un?

A ChinaFile panel of experts assess whether China might finally be out of patience with its intractable smaller neighbor. more
Christopher Hill, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, discusses North Korea's most recent round of nuclear provocations at Asia Society's studio in New York City.

Video: Christopher Hill Says North Korea's Leaders 'Don't Know What They Want'

The chief U.S. envoy to the Six Party Talks reflects on what's behind North Korea's latest provocations. more
A North Korean soldier reacts as he patrols along the Yalu River, near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, after the country conducted its third nuclear test on February 12, 2013. (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)

With Latest Nuclear Test, North Korea Chooses Guns Over Google

Kim Jong Un's most recent provocation perpetuates North Korea's policy of favoring a military-first policy over the needs of its people. more
South Korea's president-elect Park Geun-Hye waves to supporters in Seoul on Dec. 19, 2012. (Kim Jae-Hwan/AFP/Getty Images)

Complex Legacies Follow Northeast Asia's New Leaders

Princely pedigree and family roots in East Asia’s conflicted past run deep among incoming leaders in Beijing, Tokyo, Pyongyang and Seoul. more
U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta meets with Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping prior to a meeting in Beijing on Sept. 19, 2012. (U.S. Secretary of Defense/Flickr)

After Year of Transitions in Northeast Asia, 2013 Needs to Be a Year of Leadership

With resurgent nationalism just one trend potentially threatening the region, the new leaders settling into office need to provide steady hands. more
Myanmar president Thein Sein (L) and legislator Aung San Suu Kyi (R) speaking at Asia Society events in 2012. Aung San Suu Kyi was last year's winner of our reader poll for Asia's Person of the Year — will her countryman take her spot this year? (Kenji Takigami/Joshua Roberts)

Poll: Who Was Asia's Person of the Year in 2012?

Asia Blog has compiled a list of 12 of the most newsworthy figures of 2012. It's your turn to vote on who you think had the most impact. more