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Can China keep North Korea in check?

When Xi Jinping visited North Korea in June 2019 for his first state visit, he would not have expected nearly seven years later that the hermit...

11.06.2026 10

The Spectator

Edward Howell

Can China keep North Korea in check?

When Xi Jinping visited North Korea in June 2019 for his first state visit, he would not have expected nearly seven years later that the hermit...

10.06.2026 9

The Spectator

Edward Howell

The Moscow-Beijing-Pyongyang axis is here to stay

On Donald Trump’s sojourn to China – the first visit by a US President in almost a decade – North Korea was hardly at the top of the agenda....

19.05.2026 20

The Spectator

Edward Howell

Alliance / The Moscow-Beijing-Pyongyang axis is here to stay

On Donald Trump’s sojourn to China – the first visit by a US president in almost a decade – North Korea was hardly at the top of the agenda....

17.05.2026 10

The Spectator

Edward Howell

The Moscow-Beijing-Pyongyang axis is here to stay

On Donald Trump’s sojourn to China – the first visit by a US president in almost a decade – North Korea was hardly at the top of the agenda....

17.05.2026 20

The Spectator

Edward Howell

Putin helped revive North Korea. He will expect a reward

What does Putin do next? Welcome to The i Paper’s opinion series in which our writers and experts take a deeper look at the future for the Russian...

17.03.2026 20

iNews

Edward Howell

Arms race / Never has North Korea felt more smug about its nuclear weapons

If there’s one thing that the ongoing Iran-US conflict is teaching North Korea, it is that nuclear weapons are an invaluable asset in the hermit...

08.03.2026 20

The Spectator

Edward Howell

Never has North Korea felt more smug about its nuclear weapons

If there’s one thing that the ongoing Iran-US conflict is teaching North Korea, it is that nuclear weapons are an invaluable asset in the hermit...

08.03.2026 20

The Spectator

Edward Howell

North Korea’s boundless nuclear ambition

North Korea’s ninth party congress, held this week, was little more than a rubber-stamping exercise. That much was clear when the Chinese premier Xi...

27.02.2026 10

The Spectator

Edward Howell

North Korea’s nuclear ambitions knows no bounds

North Korea’s ninth party congress, held this week, was little more than a rubber-stamping exercise. That much was clear when the Chinese premier Xi...

26.02.2026 20

The Spectator

Edward Howell

South Korea won’t move past Yoon's prison sentence lightly

South Korean presidents have gained infamy for meeting untimely fates, whether death, imprisonment or suicide. And now, former president Yoon Suk-yeol...

19.02.2026 10

The Spectator

Edward Howell

Could this teenage girl be the next leader of North Korea?

12.02.2026 10

The Spectator

Edward Howell

The Chagos deal has cemented Britain's global decline

06.02.2026 20

The Spectator

Edward Howell

The Chagos deal risks turning Britain into a vassal of China

24.01.2026 40

The Spectator

Edward Howell

Putting Yoon Suk Yeol on trial won't unify South Korea

16.01.2026 10

The Spectator

Edward Howell

Kim and Putin's growing bromance should make us nervous

04.01.2026 20

The Spectator

Edward Howell

Militant fraternity / Kim and Putin's growing bromance should make us nervous

04.01.2026 20

The Spectator

Edward Howell

What are Ukrainian children doing in North Korea?

07.12.2025 20

The Spectator

Edward Howell

Why Taiwan matters to Japan

13.11.2025 20

The Spectator

Edward Howell

China’s South Korean espionage campaign is growing bolder

05.11.2025 10

The Spectator

Edward Howell

Kim Jong-un must not be rewarded for his bad behaviour

24.09.2025 10

The Spectator

Edward Howell

Kim Jong-un’s alliance with Xi and Putin is growing stronger

02.09.2025 10

The Spectator

Edward Howell

Can Kim Jong Un be persuaded to meet Donald Trump?

27.08.2025 20

The Spectator

Edward Howell

North Korea / Trump must not give Kim Jong Un the recognition he craves

20.08.2025 10

The Spectator

Edward Howell

Kim Jong Un will be watching the Trump-Putin summit closely

15.08.2025 20

The Spectator

Edward Howell

South Korea’s reconciliation plan with the North is doomed to fail

10.08.2025 20

The Spectator

Edward Howell

South Korea’s pensioner time bomb is about to go off

11.07.2025 20

The Spectator

Edward Howell

Nato should not ignore Russia’s ‘coalition of murderers’

24.06.2025 20

The Spectator

Edward Howell

Is South Korea’s new firebrand president up to the job?

05.06.2025 20

The Spectator

Edward Howell

Kim Jong Un is mad about a boat

23.05.2025 20

The Spectator

Edward Howell

The North Korean saboteurs funding Pyongyang’s nuclear programme

11.05.2025 10

The Spectator

Edward Howell

Militant friendship / What has Putin given North Korea for its help in Ukraine?

28.04.2025 20

The Spectator

Edward Howell

North Korea will never give up its nuclear ambitions

13.04.2025 20

The Spectator

Edward Howell

South Korea is more polarised than ever

24.03.2025 20

The Spectator

Edward Howell