Coping With a Nuclear North Korea

A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended Stratfor articles from the week that was.

In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast from Stratfor, a RANE company, Emily Donahue speaks to Asia-Pacific Analyst Evan Rees about why tensions are rising on the Korean Peninsula.

The demolishment of an inter-Korean liaison office highlights how Pyongyang's mounting spat with Seoul over propaganda balloons could prompt a larger military response, such as increased activity along the border.

Despite President Moon's adroit handling of the health crisis, the deepening global recession will hamstring his ability to translate that success into progress on his ambitious economic agenda.

The regime’s opacity makes it difficult to assess the actual status of its leader's health. But the outsized risk of a post-Kim transition still warrants a review of succession scenarios.

In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast, Stratfor analysts Fred Burton and Evan Rees discuss what lies ahead for U.S.-North Korean relations in 2020.

Kim Jong Un announced his country will no longer abide by its testing moratorium, putting U.S.-North Korea outreach into question.

Hungry for movement and sensing an opportunity, North Korea will chart a more assertive course in negotiations with Washington.

North Korea's first medium-range test since 2017 is Pyongyang's way of raising the stakes going into working-level talks.