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Former U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Policy Stephen W. Bosworth at Asia Society New York on January 23, 2012.

Stephen W. Bosworth: It's Not Just North Korea That Makes U.S. Engagement Difficult

The former U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Policy explains the many factors involved in diplomatic outreach between the two countries. more

North Korea's Political Transition (Complete)

At the dawn of Kim Jong Un's reign in North Korea, experts assess the prospects for American engagement and the threat posed by the country's nuclear program. more
This undated picture, released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on January 12, 2012 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) inspecting the planned construction site for the Pyongyang Folk Park, undertaken by Korean People's Army service personnels in Pyongyang. (KNS/KCNA/AFP/Getty Images)

Reflecting on North Korea’s Political Transition, One Month On

Perhaps what is most clear about North Korea’s future is that it remains murky, writes Andrew Billo. more

Video: Revisiting South Korean Thoughts on the Death of Kim Jong Il

First person reactions to the late North Korean leader, plus a Jan. 23 Asia Society New York event on the future of the country. more
Propaganda art in the Pyongyang Metro in North Korea, photographed in August 2011. (Flickr/Joseph Ferris III)

Moon: New Actors and New Demands for North Korea

Many outside North Korea are restless and ambitious to push for change according to their own agendas, writes Katharine H.S. Moon. more
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Jae-Seung Lee: The Moment of Truth for the Two Koreas

Kim Jong Il's death has created a critical opportunity for the two Koreas to figure out a roadmap for the coming years, writes Korea University's Jae-Seung Lee. more
Kim Il Sung (L) and Kim Jong Il are pictured in this piece of propaganda art photographed in North Korea. (Flickr/yeowatzup)

Lee: With Kim Jong Il Dead, a Chance to Normalize Inter-Korean Relations

Kim Jong Il’s death provides North Korea with the opportunity to change direction, writes former South Korean Prime Minister Lee Hong-koo. more
Located in Seoul, the War Memorial of Korea was opened in 1994 on the former site of Korean Army headquarters. (Wilson Loo/Flickr)

Lho: Helping North Korea Escape From a 'Self-Imposed Hell'

On the occasion of Kim Jong-Il's demise, a look back at where the two Koreas are, 60 years after a devastating war. more
Residents walk past newspapers showing the late North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il and his son Kim Jong-Un outside a convenience store in Seoul on December 20, 2011. (Sam Yeh/AFP/Getty Images)

Whiting: During This DPRK Changeover, South Koreans Not Hoarding Rice

South Koreans reacted to news of a North Korean dictator's death more calmly in 2011 than they did in 1994, writes Yonhap News Agency's Devin Whiting. more
A street peddler shows the North Korean bank notes featuring late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il along the waterfront of Yalu river in Dandong, in China's northeastern Liaoning province on December 20, 2011. (Liu Jin/AFP/Getty Images)

Lee: 'Nasty Palace Politics and Back Stabbing' Could Destroy Kim Jong Un

Kim Jong Il's youngest son is about to be crowned the "Great Successor," but too many rivals are still around, writes Former Seoul bureau chief for Newsweek Byung Jong Lee. more