What Does North Korea Want?

In a background report on North Korea, the staff of the New York-based Council on Foreign Relations provides an excellent overview of the recent tensions between the US and North Korea. The question-and-answer format addresses the following: What does North Korea want? What is North Korea’s latest move? Is the decision final? Will the United States meet North Korea’s demands? Why has the United States modified its approach to North Korea? Does North Korea’s latest move complicate diplomatic efforts? What is the status of diplomatic efforts on North Korea? Why did the IAEA pass the resolution? Why is North Korea restarting its nuclear power program? What is the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty? – YaleGlobal