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13 Sep 2016, 11:28 am by Rishabh Bhandari
Antonio Inoki, Japanese lawmaker with close ties to Pyongyang’s inner circle, reported that North Korea’s nuclear program is targeted at the United States instead of Japan. [read post]
12 Sep 2016, 1:15 pm by Rishabh Bhandari
Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov successfully hammered out a Syrian ceasefire deal in Geneva on Friday. [read post]
9 Sep 2016, 11:14 am by Rishabh Bhandari
The Associated Press adds that China’s Foreign Ministry will formally protest North Korea’s nuclear test with Pyongyang’s ambassador in Beijing. [read post]
7 Sep 2016, 1:19 pm by Rishabh Bhandari, Quinta Jurecic
President Barack Obama vowed to reporters that his administration would work closely with the United Nations to implement another round of sanctions against North Korea after Pyongyang launched another series of missile tests. [read post]
30 Aug 2016, 12:39 pm by Rishabh Bhandari
The Associated Press fills us in on North Korea’s latest denouncement of the U.N. [read post]
25 Aug 2016, 11:50 am by Rishabh Bhandari
In March, the Security Council issued its harshest sanctions on North Korea in two decades in response to Pyongyang’s missile program. [read post]
24 Aug 2016, 12:20 pm by Rishabh Bhandari, Caitlin Gilligan
Reuters adds that this capability could help Pyongyang thwart the THAAD anti-missile system soon to be deployed in South Korea. [read post]
19 Aug 2016, 10:36 am by Rishabh Bhandari, David Hopen
Analysts suggest that Pyongyang is looking to create a narrative in which the U.S. military presence in South Korea is perceived as the primary catalyst for regional instability. [read post]
18 Aug 2016, 12:57 pm by Rishabh Bhandari, Quinta Jurecic
The Wall Street Journal writes that the defection of a top North Korean diplomat offers South Korea a rare opportunity to understand the underlying dynamics of Pyongyang’s elite. [read post]
17 Aug 2016, 12:10 pm by Rishabh Bhandari, Caitlin Gilligan
The defection of a high-ranking political official is not uncommon in Pyongyang, but some North Korea watchers believe this is a sign of the troubles beleaguering the Hermit Kingdom. [read post]
3 Aug 2016, 12:54 pm by Rishabh Bhandari, Quinta Jurecic
North Korea fired a ballistic missile yesterday that landed in international waters about 150 miles from Japan, the Times reports. [read post]
26 Jul 2016, 11:37 am by Rishabh Bhandari, David Hopen
Pyongyang released this statement following Secretary of State John Kerry’s remarks calling on North Korea to abandon its nuclear program at a regional security conference hosted in Laos. [read post]
19 Jul 2016, 11:17 am by Rishabh Bhandari, David Hopen
The Wall Street Journal reports that North Korea test-fired three ballistics missiles as a sign of Pyongyang’s displeasure at a planned U.S. missile-defense system south of Seoul. [read post]
11 Jul 2016, 1:03 pm by Rishabh Bhandari
  The Associated Press recorded North Korea’s threat to take unspecified “powerful” measures over a U.S. plan to deploy an advanced missile defense system in South Korea. [read post]
23 Jun 2016, 10:50 am by Rishabh Bhandari, David Hopen
Japan is worried about North Korea’s growing military prowess. [read post]
22 Jun 2016, 11:40 am by Caitlin Gilligan, Rishabh Bhandari
A sharp debate is emerging in South Korea over how the country should process defectors from North Korea after a human rights group took the country’s spy agency, the National Intelligence Service, to court alleging that the NIS has blocked the legal rights of 12 North Korean women who arrived in South Korea in April. [read post]
8 Jun 2016, 11:03 am by Rishabh Bhandari, Cody M. Poplin
” Reuters reveals that North Korea has restarted its production of plutonium fuel, in what is yet another  sign that the Hermit Kingdom intends to pursue its nuclear weapons program in defiance of international sanctions. [read post]
2 Jun 2016, 12:32 pm by Alex R. McQuade
Foreign banks doing business with North Korea will face sanctions from the United States. [read post]
1 Jun 2016, 2:34 pm by Alex R. McQuade
Senior North Korean official Ri Su-yong arrived in Beijing yesterday for bilateral talks between North Korea and China, whose ties have eroded recently due to Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons policy. [read post]
31 May 2016, 1:13 pm by Alex R. McQuade
” Additionally, the AP reports that “American special operations forces and a coalition known as the Syria Democratic Forces have begun clearing areas north of Raqqa in preparation for an eventual assault on the city. [read post]