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…)
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…)
