North Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping as he paid an unofficial visit to Beijing, China, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang March 28, 2018. KCNA/via Reuters ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA. - RC1D5C17BC70

What we know—and don’t—about the meeting between Kim Jong-un and Xi Jinping

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets members of the special delegation of South Korea's President in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on March 6, 2018. KCNA/via Reuters ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. - RC195AC14980

Something’s not right about the Kim-Trump summit. And it’s not what you think.

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

A float with giant figures of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump is paraded through the crowd during the 134th Carnival parade in Nice, France, February 17, 2018. REUTERS/Jean-Pierre Amet

What Trump could expect from a meeting with North Korea

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

A combination photo of U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and CIA Director Mike Pompeo.

Mike Pompeo has his work cut out for him

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Thinking the unthinkable: War on the Korean Peninsula

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

U.S. President Donald Trump responds to a reporter's question about North Korea as he departs the White House, Washington, DC, U.S., for a day trip to suburban Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for a Make America Great Again rally supporting Republican candidate Rick Saccone, March 10, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Theiler - RC112CB4A100

9 things Trump should do before he meets with Kim Jong-un

Jeffrey A. Bader

Monday, March 12, 2018

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un looks on during a visit to the Chemical Material Institute of the Academy of Defense Science in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on August 23, 2017. KCNA/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. - RC117EE22770

Understanding the big downsides—and potential benefits—of the proposed Trump-Kim meeting

Jeffrey A. Bader

Monday, March 12, 2018

A man walks past a TV broadcasting a news report on a meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, in Seoul, South Korea, March 28, 2018.

Will President Trump and Kim Jong-un bring peace to the Korean Peninsula?

Katharine H.S. Moon

Monday, March 12, 2018

Kim Jong Un shakes hands with Chung Eui-yong who is leading a special delegation of South Korea's President.

National security experts on the risks, likelihood of success in talks with North Korea

Sunday, March 11, 2018

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets members of the special delegation of South Korea's President in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on March 6, 2018. KCNA/via Reuters ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. - RC121AE10930

A U.S.-North Korea summit: What could possibly go wrong?

Evans J.R. Revere

Friday, March 9, 2018