North Korea

  • Jan 5, 2015
  • 2 min read

Murders reveal threat to China from North Korea border

Murders of Chinese citizens by a North Korean deserter show the potential security risk posed by the long land border

China
  • Jan 2, 2015
  • 6 min read

Pyongyang finds few alternatives as China ties fray

Bilateral ties between Pyongyang and its sole ally, Beijing, have hit a historic low

China
  • Dec 18, 2014
  • 6 min read

Pro-Pyongyang cyber attacks exploit fundamental flaws

A costly attack on the Japanese conglomerate Sony casts doubts on the adequacy of corporate cyber defence

North Korea
  • Dec 17, 2014
  • 1 min read

Evidence mounts of freeze in Beijing-Pyongyang ties

Pyongyang did not invite a Chinese delegation to today's ceremony marking the third anniversary of Kim Jong-il's death

China
  • Dec 4, 2014
  • 2 min read

North Korean cyber attack could elicit US response

A response to a suspected North Korea cyber attack could begin to establish norms for 'grey' warfare

North Korea
  • Nov 27, 2014
  • 2 min read

German precedent bodes ill for Korean reunification

Similar narratives are tempting, but the material differences would be far harder to surmount

North Korea
  • Nov 20, 2014
  • 2 min read

Pyongyang's fourth nuclear test will come, eventually

Pyongyang threatens a new nuclear test just as evidence emerges of developments at its reactor site

North Korea
  • Nov 17, 2014
  • 7 min read

Prospects for the Koreas in 2015

Both Koreas are drifting as the economic outlook darkens and promising international initiatives come to nothing

North Korea