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Preparations for North Korea’s Rocket Launch Heat Up
Japan recently ordered its military to intercept any North Korean rocket or its debris that falls towards Japanese territory even [...]
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Place Your Bets: North Korea’s Next Provocation
Recent forays by North Korean fishing vessels across the disputed Northern Limit Line and DPRK Vice Minister Park Kil-yon’s statement that a “spark” could [...]
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Japan and North Korea Set To Talk
Japan has indicated this week that it is preparing to recommence bilateral discussions with North Korea, ending a stalemate that [...]
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Information and North Korea
The conventional wisdom is that there could be nothing more dangerous to North Korea’s current leadership than the penetration of [...]
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North Korea: Business as Usual
On Sunday, Kim Jong-un made his first public speech since assuming the North Korean leadership after the death of his [...]
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North Korea’s Satellite Vow
The New York Times reports today North Korea’s announcement that it will launch a satellite next month as part of [...]
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Will North Korea Stick to Deal?
The Diplomat speaks with North Korea analyst L. Gordon Flake, executive director of the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation, about [...]
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How Failed is North Korea?
In recent years, North Korea has collected an impressive array of very unflattering superlatives. Whether it be the most “failed”, [...]
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Power Behind Kim Jong-un?
Western analysts have scrambled to learn as much as possible about North Korea’s Jang Song-thaek. His skill in not only [...]
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The Guardians of Kim Jong-un
The death of Kim Jong-il this month came as a surprise to North Korean watchers. His third son, Kim Jong-un, [...]
