Geostrategy-Direct The United States has called on South Korea to renew its military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan before the deadline to renew the deal expires in late November, a (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On Oct. 1, North Korea for the first time tested, successfully, its new Pukuksong-3 solid-fueled submarine launched ballistic missile (SLBM). According to Japanese Defense Minister (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct A recent series of short-range missile tests by North Korea have prompted alarm in Japan. According to a Reuters report, former Japanese defense chief Takeshi Iwaya said last (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct [Editor’s note: The following was written by Jong Ho-Ri, a former senior North Korean economic official. His last assignment was in Dalian, China as head of the Korea (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct With their escape routes being closed off by Chinese authorities, women defecting from North Korea are being sold for as little as $841 to businesses running room salons, (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un insists on isolating the nation’s population from the world. Merely purchasing a Western-made movie on the black market can get a North Korean (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct The United States on Aug. 30 conducted a test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system. The U.S. Army and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) confirmed (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct The irregular trajectories of North Korea’s latest missile tests indicate the Kim Jong-Un regime is working to develop warheads that can penetrate Japan’s ballistic missile defense shield, Japanese (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Radioactive waste from North Korean uranium factories could be flowing into the Ryesong River and the West Sea, analysts have warned. U.S. civilian analyst Jacob Bogle analyzed satellite (more…)
