Geostrategy-Direct A Pentagon report on North Korea’s nuclear arsenal and growing cyber warfare capabilities and the recent defection of a North Korean military officer to South Korea come less (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct One of the highest-ranking North Koreans to defect in recent years said full denuclearization may not be possible in a country that is run by an “ominpotent” and (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Anxious at being excluded from unexpected diplomatic breakthroughs with North Korea that typically have involved its full participation, China has moved quickly to get back in the game (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Five nuclear blasts have all but obliterated the mountain where North Korea’s nuclear test site is situated and contributed largely to Kim Jong-Un’s announcement to suspend tests and (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct North Korea announced on April 21 that it had shut down its nuclear test site, but it could be reactivated when necessary, according to a think tank’s report. (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Based on analysis by Contributing Editor Donald Kirk The quick strike by U.S., British and French warplanes on Syrian chemical weapons facilities has got to concern the North (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un made a “profound analysis and appraisal” of inter-Korean ties and potential talks with the U.S. at the meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Among the hundreds of North Korean delegation members at the PyeongChang Olympics Game were large numbers of agents whose job was to prevent defection and collect ROK intelligence, (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct The following includes reporting and analysis by Contributing Editor Donald Kirk The reported visit of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Un to Beijing raises questions in Washington as well (more…)