Donald Kirk

GlobalPost

North Korea: the problem of Kim Jong Nam

Lifestyle

Analysis: Kim Jong Il’s eldest son, often referred to as a playboy, emerges as an unabashed critic of the regime.

Good news: NK abandons its nukes.

Politics
The World

Seoul G20: South Korea’s coming-out party

Politics
The World

North Korea’s one-two punch

Agence France-Presse
The World

South Korea: shifting rules of engagement

Agence France-Presse
The World

Korean peninsula: If not on the brink of war, then what?

Politics

Analysis: In Seoul, the pressure is on to get back to business as usual.

The World

Tokyo, Seoul, Washington: alliance in the making?

Politics

Analysis: Talk of a trilateral alliance against the common enemy, North Korea.

The World

South Korea: “These talks will be different”

Conflict

Analysis: With the two Koreas set to discuss “military issues,” the South puts on show of might.

The World

North Korea and Egypt: friends with benefits

Politics

Analysis: As Egypt’s biggest tycoon snuggles up with Kim Jong Il, does the US even care?

Koreas: Concern grows over diseased cattle

As rainy season nears, worries over hoof-and-mouth disease heighten in South Korea.