Pyongyang

A letter to the POTUS 

Why you should be the Leader of the Free World

Remarks before the Congressional Ukraine Caucus

South Korea’s Cyber Response Options Beyond the Peninsula

Introduction Since 2015, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) cyber operations have evolved into one of the fastest growing and most consequential asymmetric threats in the Indo-Pacific....

Previewing the Trump-Xi Summit 

Arming the U.S. military for the new cold war

More money necessary but not sufficient

How Elon Musk can unlock a Russia-Ukraine energy truce — and help save lives

Russia and Ukraine have “agreed” not to strike each other’s energy infrastructure, President Donald Trump asserted Monday — perhaps aiming to accelerate a deal that reportedly remains under negotiation...

Stalled in Ukraine, Putin may try to break NATO

Dwight Eisenhower is said to have counseled that if a problem can’t be solved, you should enlarge it.  Is Vladimir Putin now applying that maxim perversely? I’ll bet you a ruble the CIA...

Washington Should Not Reduce Military Exercises With South Korea

President Donald Trump ordered the Department of Defense to “substantially reduce” military exercises between the U.S. and South Korean militaries on Sunday. These regularly occurring combined exercises...

Kim Jong Un’s European front

North Korea is learning modern warfare on Ukrainian ground—and Russia is paying the tuition

Is Iran Rebuilding Its Ballistic Missile Production Capacity?

Has Tehran built back better when it comes to its ballistic missile infrastructure? That is the question set to decide how effective Operations Epic Fury and Roaring Lion by the U.S. and Israel,...

The Modern Axis of Christian Persecutors

In China, faith in Christ as the only way to heaven is considered “cultist” theology by the government. In Russia, Christians must seek state approval to proselytize and are often...

North Korean missile deployment raises urgency of Ukraine’s Starlink plea

North Korea has begun dispatching a ballistic missile unit to Russia to help bombard Ukraine, which is already struggling to defend its skies, Ukrainian military intelligence official Andrii Cherniak told Reuters this...

Axis of Aggressors Military Cooperation Is Worse Than You Think

The United States now confronts one of the most dangerous geostrategic environments since 1945, in no small part because of the emergence of a new Axis of Aggressors consisting of China, Russia, Iran,...

U.S. Should Quickly Heed Ukraine’s Request on Starlink

As it braces for what may be its most difficult winter of the war, Ukraine is reportedly seeking permission to use the Starlink satellite communications system to target ballistic missile launchers on...

Zelensky Warns of Another North Korean Troop Deployment to Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Moscow wants around 30,000 more North Korean troops, and they could soon arrive in Russia. These troops will almost certainly support Putin’s war effort...

How to break Iran’s terrorist regime

“Gradually, then suddenly” could work

What would Joe Biden do?

Vis-à-vis Moscow and Tehran, Trump should do the opposite

Russia, Hamas, and China: Three reasons Turkey shouldn’t get the F-35

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appears eager to impress Washington and Brussels at the upcoming NATO summit in Turkey, with Ankara undertaking robust preparations and Turkish officials trumpeting Erdogan’s...

Axis of Aggressors

Kim Pushes for Faster North Korean Defense Buildup With Russia’s Help

Kim Jong Un is interested in “overtaking the world,” according to his speech at the Second Plenum of the Ninth Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, which was held from June...