North Korea

Opinion: The U.S. has failed in its handling of North Korea—creating an opportunity for Canada to prove it is ’back’ on the world stage

Scott Gilmore: In his bellicose tweets about North Korea, Donald Trump is doing the opposite of crisis management.

Opinion: As North Korea and America ratchet up tensions, there are Cold War echoes—a fear that must be harnessed to deter every kind of war

’Have no concerns about this particular rhetoric over the last few days,’ says secretary of state. ’Sleep well tonight.’

Also: Why does North Korea hate America? And what does Kim Jong-un want? These are the questions Canadians are asking Google. The answers are complicated.

Scott Gilmore: The question around Trump’s North Korea statement is not ’Will he do it?’, but rather ’Why is he talking out of his arse?’

Charts: A look at the how North Korea’s missile capability has ramped up under Kim Jong-un, putting the continental U.S. at risk of a nuclear strike

The assassination of Kim Jong Nam, plus a body of academic research, show how badly movie versions of hitmen miss the mark

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