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Was it Kim Jong-un? Or state security? Did China play a role? The possibilities are myriad in the lurid, murderous world of North Korean power struggles

The North Korean leader believes atomic weapons are essential to his country’s survival, but the rest of the world should engage with Pyongyang, not reinforce his bunker mentality with more sanctions

If the constitutional court rejects her impeachment, the hitherto peaceful streets of Seoul will erupt in fury

Neither North nor South Korea want war, but as talks between them drag on, any miscalculation or overreaction could have terrible consequences

The idea of a rotten apple right at the core of the regime hardly convinces

Threat to attack the US may be unrealistic, but Seoul is vulnerable

Barack Obama’s ‘strategic patience’ policy hasn’t been a success. Surely it would be better to try to talk with Kim Jong-un