By Jane Lee — According to the South Korean Ministry of Unification, the number of North Koreans entering South Korea annually has decreased over time since the late 2000s. The continued dramatic decline was observed since Kim Jong-un assumed power…
By Nicholas Szechenyi — On October 2, 2019, North Korea tested a submarine-launched ballistic missile, the latest in a series of provocations also designed to test the U.S. alliance network with South Korea and Japan. This incident followed a recent…
By Heeu Millie Kim — In 2013, an external malware linked to North Korea, “DarkSeoul,” crippled South Korean banks, media stations, and cellular networks by damaging more than 32,000 computers and servers. Among the targeted companies was LG Uplus, a…
By Sue Mi Terry & Lisa Collins — On February 27 and 28, U.S. president Donald Trump met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for a second bilateral summit in Hanoi, Vietnam. The summit was cut short abruptly in the…
By Victor Cha, Sue Mi Terry, and Michael Green — The third inter-Korean summit is taking place this week from September 18 to 20 in Pyongyang, North Korea. The two leaders, President Moon Jae-in of South Korea and Chairman Kim…
In our latest Impossible State podcast, David Kang, director of the Korean Studies Institute at the University of Southern California, joins guest host Victor Cha of CSIS to discuss the second edition of their book, Nuclear North Korea: A Debate…
Dr. Michael J. Green, senior vice president for Asia and Japan Chair at CSIS, testified before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific on The Trump-Kim Summit: Outcomes and Oversight. Watch the hearing here:
By Kathleen H. Hicks — President Trump appears to have restrained his impulse to withdraw U.S. forces from South Korea at this week’s Summit. That was wise. As negotiations proceed, a unilateral drawdown of American military personnel should continue to…
By Victor Cha and Sue Mi Terry — On June 12, U.S. president Donald Trump met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for a bilateral summit in Singapore. Prior to the meeting, U.S. and North Korean officials engaged in weeks…
CSIS has launched a new podcast series titled Impossible State focusing explicitly on North Korea. Listen to the first two episodes here via Sound Cloud or on iTunes. The first episode features Dr. Victor Cha discussing President Donald Trump’s letter…