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North Korea
Taking Stock of North Korea's Nuclear Program
By Benjamin David Baker
The latest comments by the country's leader need to be taken with more than a pinch of salt.
Inter-Korean Talks: Don't Get Your Hopes Up
By Catherine Putz
But talking is preferable to fighting.
North Korea's Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Test Fails
By Ankit Panda
North Korea tested its Bukkeukseong-1/KN-11 missile again. This time, the test may actually have been submarine-launched.
Senior North Korean Official Gets Sent for 'Re-education'
By Ankit Panda
Choe Ryong-hae, a senior North Korean official and frequent diplomatic envoy, has been punished for incompetence.
India Approves Security Pacts With Germany
By Ankit Panda
India and Germany make moves, Iran's nuke deal implementation, and resolve in the South China Sea. Security updates.
No, Ban Ki-Moon Isn't About to Visit North Korea
By Ankit Panda
Ban Ki-moon, the secretary-general of the United Nations, won't be visiting North Korea, contrary to earlier reports.
Putin Sends Russian Military to North Korea
By Franz-Stefan Gady
A Russian military delegation is currently in Pyongyang talking to the Command of the Korean People’s Army.
Ashton Carter’s Pacific Tour Highlights An Enduring US Pivot to Asia
By Benjamin David Baker
The U.S. Secretary of Defense’s ongoing tour in the Pacific demonstrates that the “Pivot to Asia” is still important.
Is North Korea Prepping for Another Nuclear Test?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
South Korean intelligence thinks so but cautions that a test is not imminent.
North Korea's Military Parade: Major Takeaways
By Ankit Panda
North Korea commemorated the 70th anniversary of the Korean Worker's Party's founding, with China looking on.
Chinese Coastguard Ships Approached Disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands
By Ankit Panda
Plus, Russia-North Korea ties, a U.S. aircraft carrier switcheroo, Indian Ocean geopolitics, and more. Monday links.
Citing Iran, South Korea’s President Urges UN to Focus on North Korea
By Catherine Putz
The division of the Korean peninsula, Park said, is the “the last remaining vestige of the Cold War."