Sung Yoon Lee
Kim Yo Jong - the most powerful woman in North Korea
Kim Yo-Jong is the daughter of former North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and youngest sister of the current leader Kim Jong-Un. As a direct descendant of the Mt Paektu bloodline, she was addressed by her… Audio
What will come of US and North Korea's Vietnam summit?
President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met in Hanoi overnight for their second summit, and kicked off the visit with a formal dinner. Professor Sung-Yoon Lee is a specialist in… Audio
North Korea: is denuclearisation any closer?
It's been a remarkable year for North Korea. In the first part of 2018 U.S. president Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un traded insults that took us to what was feared could be the brink… Audio
South Korean president heads to Pyongyang
The South Korean government says a summit between President Moon Jae-in and the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, will be held in Pyongyang in September. It will be the third meeting between the two… Audio
North Korea accuses Pompeo of 'gangster-like mindset'
Relations between North Korea and the US have hit a snag during talks between the Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, and North Korean officials over the weekend. Mr Pompeo has been accused by North… Audio
US-North Korea meeting likely delayed - analysis
Next month's planned summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un looks likely to be delayed. Mr Trump says certain conditions need to be met before the meeting goes… Audio
Kim Jong-un seeks to be 'responsible steward of nukes, gulags'
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said he will invite foreign experts and media into his country to witness the disarming of the country's nuclear facilities. The decommissioning is set to begin in… Audio
Trump hails 'possible progress' on North Korea's nukes
North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un, has told South Korean envoys he is willing to begin negotiations with the United States on abandoning his nation's nuclear weapons. North Korea says it will suspend… Audio
Trump hails 'possible progress' on North Korea's nukes
North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un, has told South Korean envoys he is willing to begin negotiations with the United States on abandoning its nuclear weapons. North Korea says it will suspend nuclear… Audio
North and South Korea agree to military talks to defuse border tension
Sung-Yoon Lee, the assistant professor of Korean studies at Tufts University in Boston joins Summer Report to talk about where to from here for North Korea. Is North Korean leader Kim Jong-un about to… Audio
North Korea, US leaders 'emotionally entangled' in tensions
An expert on US and North Korea relations says the countries' respective leaders are becoming 'emotionally entangled' in their ongoing back-and-forth. It comes after a top North Korean official this… Audio
How do you solve a problem like (N) Korea?
The United States presidents has vowed to totally destroy North Korea unless it backs down from its nuclear challenge. Meanwhile North Korea has warned that it will only accelerate its nuclear… Audio
Tough UN sanctions on N Korea need enforcement - expert
North Korea has been smacked with UN sanctions after its sixth and largest nuclear test. The measures restrict oil imports, a ban of the export of textiles, and a ban on new visas for North Korean… Audio
US-China tensions under spotlight following N Korea bomb
The United States says it will react to North Korea's hydrogen bomb test with a "massive military response" if Pyongyang continues its threatening behaviour. Tufts University expert on US-Korea… Audio
Is Trump's strong warning to North Korea necessary?
Donald Trump says it's time some one stick up for the US and he's reiterated his warnings to North Korea. US-Korea expert Professor Sung-Yoon Lee joins us to discuss the potential consequences of the… Audio
North Korea carries out live fire military exercise
There's been an escalation in bellicosity between the US and North Korea, but Professor Sung-Yoon Lee, an expert on US-Korea relations at Tufts University in Massachusetts, says the real test will… Audio