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This article discusses the relationship between North Korea and the U.S before and after North Korea's nuclear test. The authors compare the assumed character and mindset of North Korean President Kim Jong Il with that of German Kaiser Wilhelm before World War I. The article mentions a shared Napoleon complex and suggests that derogatory comments made by U.S. President George W. Bush in 2002 might still be remembered.

Profiles Kim Jong II, the dictator of North Korea. Views of the North Korean Secretariat about how the film 'Die Another Day' slanders the Korean nation; Consideration of the weapons of mass destruction which Kim Jong concealed from the United States; How he met with U.S. Secretary of State Madeline Albright in 2000; Plight of Jong to support a hatred of foreigners in North Korea; Suggestion that his prominent pastime is the pursuit of pleasure.

Reports on the summit between South Korean president Kim Dae Jung and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. How Kim Jong Il was a gracious host to Kim Dae Jung and his wife; Hopes for reunification between North and South Korea; Speculation on sincerity of North Korea's intentions; Economic aspects of reunification.

Focuses on North Korea's cooperation with the United States to resolve the status of American servicemen still unaccounted for in Korea. Summit between South Korean President Kim Dae Jung and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il; History of the search for prisoners of war (POW) in Korea, including US Army Corporal Roger Armand Dumas; Assertion that these POW were used for medical experiments while in prison.

The article reports on U.S. relations with North Korea. The reception of the U.S. New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra in Pyongyang, North Korea is a positive aspect in the relations between the U.S. and North Korea. Kim Jung Rok, a Colonel in the North Korean military, says North Korea would return the USS Pueblo, an American spyboat captured in January 1968, if U.S. and North Korean relations would strengthen.

This article traces the origins of the nuclear program in North Korea which led to their nuclear test. The authors discuss early North Korean nuclear scientists and report toxic conditions inside those nuclear labs. They mention an exchange of technologies between North Korea and Pakistan and the efforts of U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush to prevent nuclear proliferation. There are comments from former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung about what the U.S. and China could have done.

Reports the defection of Hwang Jang Yop, a top North Korean official, to South Korea in February 1997. The power he wielded in North Korea; His role in crafting the juche, or self-reliance, philosophy in North Korea; Possible damage Hwang could do to the North Korean government if he told what he knows; North Korea's reaction to the defection; Response from Western officials.

Discusses the growing frustration within China for the antics of their neighbor, North Korea. China's plan to repel the expected waves of North Korean refugees this winter; Loss of patience for Pyongyang's erratic behavior; Destabilizing effect that North Korean refugees are having on the Chinese frontier; Violence on the border of the two countries.

The article discusses relations between China and North Korea and political interests in China that would dissuade it from interfering with the confrontational attitudes of North Korea's dictator Kim Jong-il and his son Kim Jong-un in 2011.

Focuses on the opinions and experiences of several individuals regarding the summit meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea, between the host country's ruler, Kim Jong Il, and South Korean President Kim Dae Jung. Hopes of Bob Dumas of Connecticut that he will finally receive news about his missing brother, United States Corporal Roger Dumas; Experience of Zhang Da in a prisoner of war (POW) camp in North Korea; Experiences of Jim Veneris, an American POW who chose to stay in China rather than go home.

Reports on China's move to turn its economic might into political clout. President Hu Jintao who has 30 state visits planned for the second half of this year becoming the first Chinese leader to attend a G8 summit; Work with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to create the world's largest free-trade zone and boost imports; Work with the U.S. over North Korea.

Reports on continued tensions between the U.S. and North Korea over the issue of nuclear weapons. Plans the North Korean government has for a test of a nuclear weapon; Expectation that North Korea will proclaim itself a nuclear power; Actions taken by North Korea's chief negotiator Kim Yong Il.

Discusses how North Korean dictator Kim Jong II poses a threat to the United States. Consideration of the weapons of mass destruction in North Korea; Insistence from U.S. officials that Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is more dangerous than Jong; Suggestion that Jong could destabilize Asia; Views from U.S. President George W. Bush.

Focuses on North Korea's secret nuclear weapons program. United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's incorrect characterization of their weapons program as incapacitated; Evidence from spy satellites of suspicious sites in the North Korean countryside, including sites that have tested high-explosive lenses; North Korea's promise to the US to halt efforts to make plutonium in exchange for fuel oil and peaceful nuclear reactors.

The article argues that North Korea remains a strategic buffer state of China, despite pronouncements from Chinese Vice Foreign Minster He Yafei that the North Korean government is acting like a spoiled child seeking continuous attention from the government of U.S. President Barack Obama.

The article reports on North Korea's surprise attack on the South Korean outpost Yeonpyeong in December 2010 due to a leadership shift in Pyongyang. It says that this attack is worrying because it is the first time civilians have been targeted and killed since the end of the war and it is clear that it is no longer theatrics on the part of North Korea. The authors also offered their viewpoints on the incident.

This article discusses China's reaction to North Korea's nuclear weapons testing. In the wake of Kim Jong II's nuclear test, an unprecedented debate has broken out over Beijing's North Korea policies. In October 2006, four major Chinese banks stopped making financial transfers to North Korea, a tactic that could quickly pinch a weak economy that relies on China as a link to the international financial system. Additionally, China has reduced food exports to Pyongyang by two thirds.

The article discusses nuclear weapons talks with North Korea. Last week's six-party talks on North Korea's nukes concluded with an agreement to keep talking. One of the stickiest points remains Pyongyang's denial that it has a nuclear program based on highly enriched uranium (HEU)--as opposed to a plutonium-based system, of which it has boasted. The Americans insist North Korean negotiators confessed to an HEU program during an October 2002 meeting in Pyongyang. What U.S officials took as a confession, however, may have merely been a case of uninformed North Korean diplomats. Newsweek has learned that some in the intelligence community doubt whether those particular North Korean negotiators really knew if Kim Jong Il actually had an HEU program or not.

Discusses how North Korean dictator Kim Jong II poses a threat to the United States. Consideration of the weapons of mass destruction in North Korea; Insistence from U.S. officials that Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is more dangerous than Jong; Suggestion that Jong could destabilize Asia; Views from U.S. President George W. Bush.

Discusses North Korean President Kim Jong Il's plans for economic reform. Reference to the president's visit to the stock exchange in Shanghai, China; Elements of the president's reform plan, including the phasing out of collective farms and the allowance of international corporate ventures; Opinion of South Korean analysts that there are limits to how fast and how far the reforms can go.

Reports on Russian President Vladimir Putin and his role in the relaying of a disarmament offer from North Korea to the United States. Concern from Russia regarding U.S. President Bill Clinton's plan to develop the national missile defense (NMD); Issue of the Cooperation on Strategic Stability, which pledges that both the U.S. and Russia will trim their nuclear arsenals; Relations between North Korea, Russia, and the U.S.; What this means for Putin's political career.

Discusses a visit by North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il to China in June 2000, his first meeting with a fellow head of state. Implications of Kim's visit with China on the future of North Korea, and other diplomatic relations established by Kim with Italy, Australia, Britain, Germany, and Canada; Reasons for his trip to China, including request for economic aid.

The article reports on North Korea's statement that they have imminent plans to test a nuclear bomb. U.S. officials believe the only nation that can persuade North Korea to stand down is China. A senior Chinese foreign policy analyst speculated that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's regime believes it needs to test a bomb in order to demonstrate its nuclear capability and discourage any potential American attacks.

The article discusses North Korea's artillery attack on South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island, and its likely indication of a policy shift in Pyongyang rather than a more typical North Korean negotiating ploy or extortion tactic. The background of the attack is discussed and the U.S. decision to send its aircraft carrier USS Washington to South Korean waters is explained.

This article deals with the new position of power for China in its dealings with the United States. In diplomacy, as in poker, the best players can sense when their opponents are bluffing, wavering, or holding a winning hand. That certainly seemed to be the game that Wu Dawei, China's chief negotiator, was playing last week during the six-party talks in Beijing over North Korea's nuclear-arms program. China presented its final draft of an agreement and told the U.S. to take it or leave it. The U.S. had lost support from its allies, even South Korea. In a symbolic move, Seoul's delegates even stayed in a different Beijing hotel than the Americans and Japanese did, and the U.S. negotiator, Christopher Hill, was stunned when South Korea took the Chinese line, officially raising the light-water-reactor issue. China's growing sway at the bargaining table extends beyond Asia, and Washington finds itself in the uncomfortable position of having to work harder to influence nations than it once did. That was the case last week in Vienna, when the United States and its European partners had to lobby intensively for a resolution at the board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency to refer Iran's nuclear program to the U.N. Security Council. When Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visited Washington in July, he was treated to a state dinner in celebration of his new strategic alliance with America. Chinese President Hu Jintao was penciled in for lunch.