Description: This book provides broad, deep insight into how North Korea calculates, balances, and addresses key policy challenges. The authors-Korean, European, and American-have extensive experience in North Korea and with North Koreans, crucial to addressing the myths and misconceptions...
Review Quotes: "Carlin and Moon are among the most perceptive observers of North Korea, in no small measure because they have actual histories with the country's officials and are appropriately modest about what we can know. This volume gathers together an unusual cluster of leading experts, but does not confine itself to standard foreign policy analysis; it considers cultural change, the economy and ongoing humanitarian challenges, including those around COVID. Nonetheless, a particular bonus is a roundtable discussion among leading negotiators from both the US and South Korea. If you have an interest in North Korea, this book needs to be in your library." --Stephan Haggard, University of California San Diego