Kim Jong-un

Washington should drop its bluster and take a diplomatic step in its relationship with Pyongyang.

Online crushes on the possible next North Korean leader fit an old pattern of the dangerous and erotic Orient.

With Kim Jong Un missing, careful readings are more important than ever.

With Kim Jong Un absent for weeks, speculation over his whereabouts is rife. Should he die, who will come to rule North Korea?

There are many ways Beijing could use the mystery surrounding Kim Jong Un’s disappearance to its advantage. None of them are good for the United States or Japan.

Despite the crisis, there’s no signs of reform from Pyongyang.

Thae Yong-ho went from North Korean diplomat to South Korean politician.

Hereditary dictatorships rarely last past three generations, and collapse may be in the cards for North Korea.

The United States can take steps to clear up the darkness around Pyongyang’s actions.

A story with a single source sent Twitter into a frenzy: Is Kim Jong Un brain-dead, or is he resting after a successful operation? Once again, no one really knows what’s happening in the elusive country of North Korea.

A U.N. panel concludes that the U.S. president’s outreach to Kim Jong Un has changed little in his behavior. 

Moon Jae-in has done everything he can to get his country right back where it started.

Reviews of the latest releases on mosquitoes, the Islamic State, and Kim Jong Un.

The United States is not making progress in its trade war with China or in nuclear talks with North Korea.

Anna Fifield on how the North Korean leader uses class divisions to stay in power.

Trump helped make Kim Jong Un a global statesman. Now China is using him to antagonize the United States.

North Korea is trying to make the nuclear talks all about Trump and Kim. But history shows that professionals must lay the groundwork first.

When it comes to an agreement between Washington and Pyongyang, doing it right beats doing it fast.