North Korea

  • Aug 26, 2020
  • 7 min read

Biden would face early tests of US resolve abroad

US adversaries would test a new Biden administration’s foreign policy and resolve early on

United States
  • Aug 25, 2020
  • 6 min read

Rare admission reveals economic strain in North Korea

Pyongyang recently made a rare acknowledgement of failure to achieve targets and brought forward a new economic plan

North Korea
  • Jul 28, 2020
  • 7 min read

North Korean weapons testing is just a matter of time

North Korea has reaffirmed its commitment to nuclear weapons; more nuclear and missile tests are likely

North Korea
  • Jun 29, 2020
  • 8 min read

Prospects for East Asia to end-2020

COVID-19 has dramatically changed the political and economic outlook for every East Asian society

East Asia
  • Jun 24, 2020
  • 2 min read

North Korean military climbdown will probably not last

Kim Jong-un has reversed a threat to remilitarise parts of the inter-Korean border

North Korea
  • Jun 19, 2020
  • 7 min read

Pyongyang provocations signal end of detente

Blowing up an inter-Korean liaison office signals a return to militancy by North Korea

North Korea
  • Jun 16, 2020
  • 2 min read

Kim’s sister may initiate North Korean military move

Supreme leader Kim Jong-un’s sister, Kim Yo-jong, has issued threats of military action against South Korea

North Korea
  • Jun 9, 2020
  • 2 min read

Pyongyang resumes hostility by cutting hotlines

North Korea has cut cross-border hotlines with South Korea’s military and president

North Korea