Scott A. Snyder

Scott A. Snyder is senior fellow for Korea studies and director of the program on U.S.-Korea policy at the Council on Foreign Relations. He writes regularly at Asia Unbound.

North Korea's Missile Launch: The Winners and Losers

North Korea's Missile Launch: The Winners and Losers

How the DPRK's unauthorized rocket test could swing South Korea's elections and bring the United States and China together More »

North Korea's Underground Railroad to Freedom

North Korea's Underground Railroad to Freedom

The covert trail that's helped thousands of refugees escape More »

American Public Opinion Is Remarkably Coolheaded on North Korea

American Public Opinion Is Remarkably Coolheaded on North Korea

A recent poll finds most support diplomacy with Pyongyang and oppose military action. More »

Redefining 'Friendly': What North Korea Wants From the U.S.

Redefining 'Friendly': What North Korea Wants From the U.S.

The rogue state says it wants an end to "hostile policies," but is still developing its nuclear program. More »

Kim Jong Un's Nuclear Agenda

Kim Jong Un's Nuclear Agenda

As the new North Korean leader consolidates power, his country's nuclear program could play a role in its diplomatic relations and even economic policies. More »

Is North Korea's Information Seal Starting to Break?

Is North Korea's Information Seal Starting to Break?

More information is penetrating the hermit kingdom, but it's not having the impact we might have expected. More »

Family Circus: Kim Jong Un's Brothers on North Korea's Future

Family Circus: Kim Jong Un's Brothers on North Korea's Future

What the new leader's two siblings -- one estranged in China, the other maybe on the outs in Pyongyang -- suggest about the country's transition More »

Kim Jong Un Survivability Scorecard: How to Tell If He's Hanging On

Kim Jong Un Survivability Scorecard: How to Tell If He's Hanging On

Can Kim Jong Il's son and heir navigate North Korea's treacherous and secretive palace politics? More »

After Burma, Could Hillary Clinton Visit North Korea?

After Burma, Could Hillary Clinton Visit North Korea?

What it might take for the U.S. Secretary of State to travel to Pyongyang More »

Will South Korea Finally Win Free Trade Deal from U.S.?

Will South Korea Finally Win Free Trade Deal from U.S.?

President Lee Myung-bak's visit next week could provide an impetus for the long-promised KORUS More »

North Korea's Deepening Economic Ties With China

North Korea's Deepening Economic Ties With China

Trade between the two countries undercuts sanctions and makes Pyongyang less likely to reform More »

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