Kim Jong-un Consolidates Control of Korean Army
The young North Korean leader puts the party back in control of the military.
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North Korean Army Chief Relieved of “All Posts”
A guardian of the young North Korean leader is apparently purged.
North Korea Can’t Really Turn Seoul Into a “Sea of Fire”
A North Korean artillery strike on Seoul would be a tragedy, but not a catastrophe.
South Korea Accepts Japanese Yellow Sea Deployment
South Korea raises no objections to Japan’s naval deployments against the North.
North Korea Ready for Third Nuclear Test
Kim Jong-un failed to pay Beijing the reverence it has become accustomed to.
Kim Jong-un Is Indispensable to North Korean Regime
The regime needs the third Kim to maintain its legitimacy.
Japan Ready to Shoot Down North Korean Missile
Tokyo has activated its early warning radar system in anticipation of a satellite launch.
America Giveth, North Korea Taketh Away
Less than three weeks after America promised to supply humanitarian aid, North Korea announces a missile launch.
America Shouldn’t Need to Bribe North Korea
Déjà vu all over again. Pyongyang promises to suspend its nuclear activities in return for aid.
Worst Case Scenario: A Second Korean War
Another war on the Korean Peninsula would draw in the United States and probably China.
The Kim is Dead, Long Live the Kim!
The death of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il leaves his third and youngest son as heir apparent.
North Korea Welcomes Great Power Rivalry
The peninsula could succumb to traditional greater power rivalry before democracy has a chance to emerge in the North.
War with China: How It Could Happen
The RAND Corporation examines the prospect of war and lays out a strategy for deterrence.
North, South Korea Exchange Fire
The two rivals, technically at war, each fired shells near a disputed maritime border west of the peninsula on Wednesday.
China Implicated in Iran-Korea Missile Deal
According to a confidential United Nations report, North Korea and Iran exchanged military technology with Chinese help.