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    North Korea Releases American Captive. But Two More Americans Remain Captive.

    Pyongyang has unexpectedly released Jeffrey Fowle, one of three American citizens being held for alleged crimes against North Korea. Fowle, a 56-year-old American tourist, was detained since May for leaving his Bible at a social club. Details of any U.S. government negotiations or terms of an agreement remain unknown, but it does not appear the…
    Bruce Klingner
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    North Korean Despot has Reappeared. But That’s not the Most Important Issue Here.

    North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has waddled back onto the world stage ending, or at least reducing, widespread speculation of coups or assassinations in Pyongyang. On Oct. 14, North Korean official media released photos of Kim, albeit photos of him using a cane for the first time. Questions remain, such as what medical condition required…
    Bruce Klingner
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    This Is Weird: Leader of North Korea Seems to Have Disappeared

    North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has not been seen in public for more than a month, generating speculation that his absence is due to failing health or political intrigue. Given the paucity of information, keeping track of Kim is tougher than winning at three-card monte, and the stakes are much higher: the potential instability…
    Bruce Klingner
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    North Korea: Oh Where is Dennis Rodman When You Need Him?

    North Korea is a land of “signals” where every action, good or bad, seems some sort of clever harbinger of change. The regime fires a short-range rocket? It’s a signal of Pyongyang’s displeasure with U.S. policy…and a cry for renewed diplomatic engagement. It allows a foreign journalist, sports team or cultural group to enter North…
    Bruce Klingner
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    U.S. MIA on North Korea

    Five months have passed since the United Nations Commission of Inquiry (COI) on Human Rights in North Korea released its report, and still the U.S. has done little to hold North Korea accountable for its crimes against humanity. In the absence of executive action, Congress is taking matters into its own hands. The Senate’s version…
    Olivia Enos
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    North Korea May Be Guilty of Genocide

    North Korea may be committing genocide, says a recently released report from international law firm Hogan Lovells. In accusing North Korea of genocide, the Hogan Lovells report goes beyond the United Nations Commission of Inquiry (COI), which found North Korea guilty of crimes against humanity but did not address genocide. Findings from both of these…
    Olivia Enos
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