North Korea’s Human Rights Record Worsens as UN Pushes for Concrete Benchmarks
Iran’s failure to achieve nuclear latency has significant implications for South Korea and Japan’s thinking on their own nuclear strategy.
Iran Conflict Hardens North Korea’s Nuclear Posture
The ongoing conflict in Iran will harden, not moderate, North Korea’s nuclear resolve, with implications for U.S.-South Korea security planning.
How Russia Hopes to Help North Korea Blunt the U.S.-South Korea Alliance
The two nations are steeped in the same ideological brew of ultra-nationalism, hyper-militarism, and illiberalism.
2025 Year in Review: U.S.-South Korea Alliance Faces Record North Korean Cybercrime
Washington and Seoul must coordinate more effectively against an evolving North Korean cyber threat.
2025 Year in Review: Kim Jong Un’s Financial Conundrum
As 2025 draws to a close, reporting suggests that financial conditions may be stabilizing—but at levels radically worse than just two years ago.
UN Condemnation of North Korea’s Human Rights Abuses Holds Firm Despite Political Shifts
The gravity, scale and nature of human rights violations in North Korea are without parallel in the contemporary world.
Power on Parade but Crisis at Home as North Korea’s Economy Wavers
The Kim regime has weathered adversity before, but today’s convergence of inflation, fiscal opacity, and decay poses deeper, more structural challenges.
Beijing Parade Underscores the New Divide on the Korean Peninsula
A new Cold War structure is materializing with the United States, South Korea, and Japan on one side and China, North Korea, and Russia on the other.
Cuba Opens Embassy in Seoul and North Korea Makes Its Displeasure Known
The opening of full diplomatic ties between Seoul and Havana is a clear reflection of the current economic and political realities on the Korean Peninsula.
The Significance of the UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on North Korean Human Rights
A “high-level” session at the General Assembly is a significant step-up in pressing North Korea to make progress on human rights.