The world's leading North Korea experts analyze the challenges and prospects the country is facing.

South Korea has emerged as a major contributor to international security, participating in a wide range of activities far from the Korean peninsula. CFR scholars outline several steps that will ensure that South Korea can sustain this broadened role.

An exploration of the possibilities for enhanced U.S.-ROK cooperation in both traditional and nontraditional spheres.

CFR scholars provide policy options for preventing a major crisis in the territories immediately adjacent to China: North Korea, Myanmar, Pakistan, and Central Asia.

Washington has reassured Seoul of continued U.S. support for South Korean security, but CFR's Scott Snyder says some aspects of South Korean policy toward North Korea and the United States could become divisive in South Korean domestic politics.

Jack Pritchard, John H. Tilelli Jr., and Scott A. Snyder discuss the three main issues President Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak must address at their meeting in Washington today.

Scott A. Snyder discusses North Korea's handling of the trial of two American journalists, and whether North Korea has fundamentally changed the terms of dealing with Pyongyang.

Scott A. Snyder discusses China and sanctions against North Korea.

Scott A. Snyder discusses North Korea's second nuclear test.

Scott A. Snyder remembers the idealism of Korean president Roh Moo-hyun.

Scott A. Snyder analyzes what North Korea has said about prospects for renewed diplomacy with the United States.

Scott A. Snyder argues that greater stability in relations between Taipei and Beijing have done little to improve Taiwan's long-term strategic position in the region.

Scott A. Snyder discusses the potential contradictions the Obama administration is facing as it develops its policy toward North Korea.

Scott A. Snyder examines why "Northeast Asia, in security terms, remains underinstitutionalized."

CFR's Scott A. Snyder says North Korea's recent moves away from the process to end its nuclear programs could arise from new developments on leadership succession and a desire to change the terms of engagement with Washington.

Scott A. Snyder discusses three developments that may indicate the administration's "policy-in-formation" toward North Korea.

In Comparative Connections, Scott A. Snyder and See-won Byun review recent developments in Korea-China relations.

In this report, Scott A. Snyder discusses how the U.S-South Korean relationship can evolve into a fuller partnership.

Scott A. Snyder suggests benchmarks by which to judge the response of the United Nations and the Obama administration to North Korea's rocket test.

Scott A. Snyder discusses the political targets of North Korea's missile test.

Scott A Snyder discusses challenges to U.S. relations with the Korean Peninsula.

With China now South Korea's number-one trading partner and destination for foreign investment and tourism, what are the implications for politics and security in East Asia? Scott Snyder explores the transformation of the Sino–South Korean relationship since the early 1990s.

Scott Snyder  writes that "on the list of potential crises that the Obama administration will inherit come January 20th will be the task of achieving the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula."