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Back to Kim: An Interview with Fyodor Tertitskiy

By | October 15, 2025

Academic discuses Russian archives, and forgotten wives, after writing first English, book-length biography of Kim Il-sung in a generation

Walls and Windmills: “No Change” in Beijing’s Policies Toward Seoul

By | July 11, 2023

Wang Yi tells Ban Ki-moon China’s position toward Korea “has not changed”. Yet whether this is for good or for ill remains to be seen.

Three Realisms: China, Japan and South Korea’s Differing Approaches to Ukraine

By | April 17, 2023

Northeast Asian countries approach the war in Ukraine from three different realist perspectives. This could also shape how they approach a crisis in Taiwan.

Faded Sunshine From Kyiv to Korea

By | April 10, 2023

Post-Cold War engagement has failed, the ROK must join the fight for liberal democracy, says ROK civil society figure.

Staring into the “Fog” of North Korea Reporting: Pyongyang’s January Lockdown

By | February 15, 2023

Sino-NK likes to look behind the scenes to the nuts and bolts of North Korea news-gathering. In this essay, Daily NK staffer Robert Lauler examines the details of a recent case: the Pyongyang lockdown.