Khang Vu
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Khang X. Vu is a doctoral candidate in the Political Science Department at Boston College, where he focuses on East Asian politics and nuclear weapons. Khang earned his master’s degree from Dartmouth College in 2019.
Family ties? How Kim Jong‑un is going his own way
Every leader wants a legacy.
Putin’s diplomacy roadshow in North Korea and Vietnam
Despite Moscow’s charm offensive, regional states are keeping their options open, and China remains the partner of choice.
With balloons in the sky, North Korea keeps its feet on the ground
Just mind not to step in the smelly message.
North Korea’s population problem
A demographic crisis is looming in the hermit kingdom and that has policy implications – foreign and domestic.
North Korea and its socialist friends in Southeast Asia
Pyongyang is relying on ties with Vietnam and Laos to prop up its dwindling diplomatic reach.
A summit between Japan and North Korea? About time
With Kim Jong-un extending an olive branch to Tokyo, high-level talks may be on the cards, but roadblocks remain.
Open for business: North Korea welcomes back visitors
Kim Jong-un has been on a charm offensive to rekindle trade and tourism links with friendly neighbours.
A new year, same old story on the Korean Peninsula in 2024
Kim Jong-un’s recent rhetoric reflects the status quo more than a radical departure.
Should Trump win, will Kim Jong-un pick up the phone?
Circumstances have greatly changed since the “bromance” that captivated the world.
The News Lens
14 February 2023
