Geostrategy-Direct South Korea has come under harsh criticism for quickly deporting two North Koreans who were accused of murdering the captain and several crew of the fishing boat they (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct North Korea is cracking down on illegal cellphone use following the leaking of confidential information about Kim Jong-Un’s recent activities, a report said. “The state security officials that (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un said his father, Kim Jong-Il, told him never to give up the North’s nuclear weapons. A new book, however, said the younger Kim (more…)
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…)
