Christy Lee

Experts: Biden Thought Likely to Reverse Trump’s North Korea Policies

But experts say Pyongyang remains determined to become a recognized nuclear power.

Experts: Pyongyang’s Anti-Virus Measures Put Stability Over Public Health

Experts: Sanctions Relief Will Not Make North Korea Denuclearize

As North Korea Reverts to Self-Reliance, Experts Urge Pressuring Elites

Trump-Kim Chemistry Will Not Sway N. Korea On Denuclearization

US: Seoul Must Continue to Enforce Sanctions on Pyongyang

Experts: Iran's Attacks on US Assets Could Encourage N. Korea's Nuclear Ambitions

Will Kim's Claim in Constitution Weaken Efforts to Denuclearize?

Seoul-Tokyo Trade Tension Could Complicate US Efforts on North Korea Denuclearization

Experts: Xi-Kim Talks Without Denuclearization Road Map Are Just Talk

While Xi may deliver message from Kim to Trump at G-20, few signs from Pyongyang meeting that North Korea has changed its stance since the Hanoi summit.

Experts: Global Coalition Needed to Fully Enforce Sanctions on North Korea

Lack of information sharing, coordination hampering current sanctions enforcement, experts say, but a multilateral coalition could be opposed or weakened by China and Russia 'given their interests in continuing to evade sanctions'.

N. Korea’s Elites Feel Sanctions’ Bite

North Korea Might Abandon Moon as Mediator With US

South Korean President Moon Jae-in failed to move the US position on sanctions, which may cost him credibility with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un.

Tighten N. Korea Sanctions by Targeting Banks, Experts Say

'Financial sanctions against Pyongyang remain some of the most poorly implemented and actively evaded measures,' a recent UN report says.

As Sanctions on N. Korea Remain, Kim’s Economic Development Goals May Recede

Experts say gap at Hanoi summit between Washington’s demand on denuclearization and Pyongyang’s demand on relief could mean even tougher economic conditions for North Koreans.

Will Trump Offer Peace Declaration as Tradeoff for North Korea’s Denuclearization?

Experts see the move as a possible element in this week’s summit in Hanoi 'depending how the negotiations go'.

Trump-Kim Summit Seen Unlikely to Touch on Human Rights

Experts note violations do not pose direct threat to US security; also, Pyongyang sees issue as code for regime change.

Tale of Two Cities: Hanoi May Offer Example of Reform to Pyongyang During Summit

Experts say how Vietnam morphed from one of region’s poorest countries into an economic success story will be part of the backdrop for US-North Korea summit.

Realistic Goal for Trump-Kim Summit

A concrete plan could counter the first summit, often seen as ‘a missed opportunity’ because the two leaders issued a joint vaguely worded statement that lacked a ‘follow-up implementation process’.

Road Map to Denuclearization Key to Second Trump-Kim Summit 

First meeting between Washington and Pyongyang in June has been widely criticized as too vague and lacking meaningful agreements on denuclearization.