Bruce Harrison, NBC News

Bruce Harrison

NBC News

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  • NBC News
  • The Diplomat

Past articles by Bruce:

Ahead of Trump-Kim talks, South Koreans fear their prisoners will be forgotten

President Donald Trump welcomed home three Americans freed from North Korea this week, but the fate of other detainees remains uncertain ahead of his summit with Kim Jong Un. → Read More

South Koreans express skepticism over Trump meeting with Kim Jong Un

For many, talks of denuclearization have followed a familiar pattern of North Korean promises and Western diplomatic concessions that end in disappointment. → Read More

News of meeting between Donald Trump, North Korea's Kim raises hopes and fears

South Korea's president called the decision to move ahead with face-to-face about the North's nuclear program a "miraculous opportunity." → Read More

Kim Jong Un welcomes South Korean envoys to dinner

The meal comes amid a thaw in inter-Korean relations around the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. → Read More

Olympic crackdown on dog meat fails to banish it from menus

Consuming dog is largely unpopular in modern South Korea. But "bosingtang" — literally “invigorating stew” made with dog meat — still appears on menus. → Read More

Olympics on the agenda as North and South Korea hold rare talks

The sensitive discussions were expected to continue for hours and are closed to outside observers. → Read More

Just beyond DMZ in South Korea, life is peaceful in 'Unification Village'

North Korea and South Korea will hold their talks Tuesday within the Demilitarized Zone. But just over a mile from the DMZ, life is peaceful in Tongil Chon. → Read More

S. Koreans shrug amid Trump’s ‘nuclear button’ dust-up with Kim

On the streets of Seoul, which lies in the path of Kim Jong Un's nukes, South Koreans are choosing to focus on a potential thaw during the Winter Olympics. → Read More

North Korea, South Korea could meet for talks ahead of Olympics

Delegations from North and South Korea could meet for the first official discussions between the neighbours since 2015 ahead of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. → Read More

Kim Jong Un highlights his 'nuclear button,' offers Olympic talks

"A nuclear button is always on my desk," North Korean Kim Jong Un said in his annual New Year’s Day speech. "This is reality, not a threat." → Read More

Campaigner predicts North Korea 'peace offensive' despite U.S. standoff

Kim Hong-gul, one of the few outsiders to have met North Korea’s dictator, believes Pyongyang will go on a "peace offensive" despite recent missile launches. → Read More

How North Korea recruits its army of young hackers

Experts from around the world recently gathered in Seoul to discuss North Korea's hacking capabilities — and how to defend against them. → Read More

North Korean defectors say nuclear tests have ravaged their health

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has detonated four nuclear weapons at the Punggye-ri testing site since he came to power in 2011. → Read More

Football, tailgating are a way of life just 80 miles from North Korea

President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit South Korea — and U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys — next week as part of his 11-day tour of Asia. → Read More

South Korea Grapples With How to Portray North Korea to Its Children

South Korea teaches its children that North Korea is both a friend and an enemy — but a generational divide poses a dilemma for educators. → Read More

Former North Korean Diplomat: For Pyongyang, Weapons Will Always Come First

Thae Yong-ho explains why the Kim regime is so intent on developing missiles and nuclear weapons. → Read More

As Sunken Ferry Is Finally Raised, Documentary Explores What Comes After the Sewol

A new documentary attempts to uncover the factors behind one of South Korea's greatest tragedies. → Read More

After Assassination, Malaysia Cuts Back North Korea Ties

After the Kim Jong-nam assassination, Malaysia's visa-free deal with North Korea looks all but dead. → Read More