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Moon Chung-in on Escalating Inter-Korea Tensions and What Lies Ahead

Moon Chung-in on Escalating Inter-Korea Tensions and What Lies Ahead

By Kenji Yoshida
The former special adviser to the South Korean president believes recent moves by Kim Jong Un represent a “brave new world.”

Preventing a Worst-Case Scenario on the Korean Peninsula

Preventing a Worst-Case Scenario on the Korean Peninsula

By James Park
Pyongyang’s increased hostility and Seoul’s unyielding posture have set the stage for 2024 to be a dangerous year.
Kim Jong Un’s Declaration of a Hostile Relationship Between North and South Korea Is a Big Deal

Kim Jong Un’s Declaration of a Hostile Relationship Between North and South Korea Is a Big Deal

By Lee Min-yong
With a decisive change in the North’s policy toward the South, the Korean Peninsula has now devolved from a state of armistice to one where conflict could loom at any moment.

What Was in the Now-Scrapped Inter-Korea Military Agreement?

What Was in the Now-Scrapped Inter-Korea Military Agreement?

By Soyoung Kim
What is the Comprehensive Military Agreement (CMA), why has it been scrapped, and what are the implications? 

Kim Yo Jong Joins the North’s Chorus Threatening Response to South Korea-US Military Drills

Kim Yo Jong Joins the North’s Chorus Threatening Response to South Korea-US Military Drills

By Mitch Shin
Joining a series of North Korean statements over upcoming South Korea-U.S. military drills, the supreme leader’s sister warned of taking a military response.

What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?
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What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?

North Korea Demands South Korea, US Halt Joint Military Drills

North Korea Demands South Korea, US Halt Joint Military Drills

By Mitch Shin
Amid the reinvigoration of the South Korea-U.S. joint military drills, Pyongyang again framed the exercises as a direct threat to its regime.  

North Korea Says It Launched 4 Strategic Cruise Missiles

North Korea Says It Launched 4 Strategic Cruise Missiles

By Mitch Shin
North Korea claims to have tested cruise missiles a day after the South Korea-U.S. tabletop drills.
South Korea Defense Report Revives ‘Enemy’ Label for North

South Korea Defense Report Revives ‘Enemy’ Label for North

By Hyung-Jin Kim
The country's defense white paper referred to North Korea as "our enemy" for the first time in six years.

Facing North Korea’s Missile Threats, South Korea, US, Japan Reaffirm Joint Commitment

Facing North Korea’s Missile Threats, South Korea, US, Japan Reaffirm Joint Commitment

By Mitch Shin
In the trilateral summit on Sunday, Seoul, Washington, and Tokyo reaffirmed their joint commitment in the face of Pyongyang’s missile threats, but no new measure to renew the stalled dialogue were announced. 

2 Koreas Exchange Warning Shots Along Disputed Sea Boundary

2 Koreas Exchange Warning Shots Along Disputed Sea Boundary

By Hyung-Jin Kim
The sea boundary off the Korean Peninsula’s west coast is a source of long-running animosities, including past bloodshed.

North Korea Crisis Hits Asia’s Biggest Economies

North Korea Crisis Hits Asia’s Biggest Economies

By Anthony Fensom
Heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula are already impacting regional economies.
What South Korea Thinks of China's 'Belt and Road'

What South Korea Thinks of China's 'Belt and Road'

By Balbina Hwang
China’s OBOR vision increasingly clashes with South Korea’s own Eurasia Initiative.

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