Sung-Yoon Lee

Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington

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Former Associated Press bureau chief in Pyongyang and now a global fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington  

Sung-Yoon Lee is a professor of Korean studies at Tufts University.

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Six months after threatening nuclear warfare, “little rocket man” and the “dotard” were talking peace in Singapore. Beyond the hype, did President Trump and Kim Jong Un really mean it?

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Six months after threatening nuclear warfare, “little rocket man” and the “dotard” were talking peace in Singapore. Beyond the hype, did President Trump and Kim Jong Un really mean it?

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North Korea calls yesterday's launch of its first intercontinental ballistic missile a "glistening miracle."

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North Korea calls yesterday's launch of its first intercontinental ballistic missile a "glistening miracle."

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