Though Korea-watchers’ eyes are set on the upcoming DPRK-U.S. summit, Russia is without a doubt at least in their peripheral vision. Moscow recently had a chance to play an uncharacteristically important role in the multilateral dynamics of the Korea crisis. From October 7-8, senior North Korean diplomat Choe Son Hui met with both Chinese and Russian […]
Korean Reunification and U.S. Interests: Preparing for One Korea
This is the first part of two-part series by Stephan Haggard on prospects for the upcoming North Korea-U.S. summit. It is increasingly evident that the United States will need to put something on the table to make the upcoming summit work. What might be on offer? Before turning to possible bids, however, it is important […]
North Korea’s most recent provocations have earned the regime new levels of lethal capacity. The gangster state is as belligerent, extortionist and oppressive as it has always been, with an ever-increasing capacity for violence.The need to change this regime is abundantly clear — to spare millions in perpetual hunger and fear, hundreds of thousands in […]
Three members of the UN Security Council (UNSC) issued a statement condemning North Korea’s recent spate of missile launches on Tuesday, following a closed-door meeting of the UN group. The UK, France and Germany called on Pyongyang to return to negotiations and said the North’s recent launches were violations of UNSC resolutions. According to the Associated […]
A group of North Korea defectors tossed 500 copies of anti-Pyongyang flyers into the North Korean Embassy in London, a major diplomatic outpost in Europe for the regime.
The oldest and most strategic U.S. base for deterring North Korea is moving out of the South’s capital
In the third part of a monthly new feature, NK Pro conducted an in-depth analytic review of news on the peninsula for the period between September 22 and October 21. In addition to an Executive Summary providing top-line findings, the following review includes detailed analysis on a wide range of other specialist focus areas. Furthermore, […]
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North Korea must take steps towards verified denuclearisation before achieving the "shared goal" of an official end to the 1950-53 Korean War, a U.S. envoy said on Monday.
Symbolic Meaning of Scorpion and Scorpion Totem. The symbol meaning of Scorpion, much like its appearance, can be little foreboding. That is, if we do not have the inner eyes to see the beauty and complexity of its symbolism. With terms like protection, sensuality and awareness, scorpion meaning is an impressive totem.
Greetings NK News readers, and welcome back to Ask a North Korean — the feature where you send in your questions and have them answered by our North Korean defector writers. This is Tae-il Shim’s third piece for NK News — you can read his first here and second here. Today’s question is from Michael from Los […]
Update at 1700 KST: The talks concluded at 1315 local time. The article has been updated to reflect that fact. North and South Korean officials on Tuesday afternoon wrapped up a round of meetings with the United Nations Command (UNC) on the demilitarization of the Joint Security Area (JSA), the ROK defense ministry announced. The first meeting […]
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The meaning of ENDGAME is the stage of a chess game after major reduction of forces; also : the final stage of some action or process.
Yes, this could happen. And we explain how. Could North Korea’s armed forces sink an American aircraft carrier? Yes—depending on what type of carrier they confront, how skillfully U.S. Navy commanders employ the flattop and its consorts, how well North Korean warriors know the tactical surroundings and, most crucially, whom fortune favors in combat. Fortune […]
South Korea said it is open to dialogue if North Korea moves forward with denuclearization.
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