Pyongyang

November 30, 2023 | Anthony Ruggiero |

Treasury’s New North Korea Sanctions Highlight the Problem With North Korea Sanctions

The U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctioned a virtual currency mixer yesterday for serving as a key money laundering tool for North Korean hackers and other cybercriminals. While the department contended...

October 18, 2023 | Matt Pottinger |

Remarks by Matt Pottinger at Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation’s China Forum 2023

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October 7, 2023 | Anthony Ruggiero |

Kim Yo Jong Is the World’s Most Dangerous Woman

A new book profiles the possible future leader of North Korea.

September 29, 2023 | |

Iran Launches Satellite Using Ballistic Missile Technology

The Biden administration expressed concern on September 28 over Iran’s successful launch of an imaging satellite a day earlier. The Qased rocket that launched Iran’s Noor-3 satellite...

September 27, 2023 | Clifford D. May |

Reading the UNGA tea leaves

America’s enemies and adversaries reveal their intentions

September 21, 2023 | Michael R. Pompeo, Aaron MacLean

Why it’s important to continue our support for Ukraine

Russian victory in Ukraine would give comfort and confidence to those who hate America

September 7, 2023 | Anthony Ruggiero |

Time To Destroy North Korea’s Revenue Generation

The Biden team believes it can shame North Korea into being a responsible actor. But Kim cares not about international prestige but about survival, and right now Putin and Xi are offering better terms.

August 30, 2023 | Clifford D. May |

The price of American leadership

It’s high, but the value is higher

June 26, 2023 | Annie Fixler, Sae Furukawa

U.S.-South Korean Cyber Cooperation Can Combat North Korean Threats

Washington and Seoul held a high-level cybersecurity meeting over the course of three days last week as a follow-up to a joint pledge in April to increase cyber defense collaboration. This type of dialogue...

June 21, 2023 | Clifford D. May |

Putin’s to-do list

What would happen if he were to prevail in Ukraine?

June 16, 2023 | Anthony Ruggiero |

Hold the WHO accountable for embracing North Korea

Former President Donald Trump congratulated Kim Jong Un earlier this month after North Korea joined the Executive Board of the World Health Organization.  Nikki Haley, Trump’s...

May 31, 2023 | Clifford D. May |

The fantasy of multipolarity

It would lead to brave new world order dominated by Chinese Communists

May 17, 2023 | Jiwon Ma |

South Korea-US Alliance Is at a Critical Juncture for Cybersecurity Cooperation

Washington and Seoul have a strong foundation upon which to build their cyber partnerships.

April 28, 2023 | Anthony Ruggiero, Andrea Stricker

Washington Declaration Shores Up U.S. Security Commitments to South Korea

The United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) released a statement they called the Washington Declaration on Wednesday during the state visit of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to the White House....

April 28, 2023 | John Hardie |

WAR IN UKRAINE UPDATE: Battle for Bakhmut Continues; Iran Helps Russia

Russian forces continue to grind forward in street-by-street fighting in the decimated eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. Having apparently consolidated control over a railway...

April 20, 2023 | |

Israel Sees a Future of Multi-Front Conflicts

Israel faces a future of armed conflicts unfolding on multiple fronts, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on April 20, as Iran steps up efforts to foment Palestinian terrorism...

April 19, 2023 | David Maxwell, Mathew Ha

The Biden-Yoon Summit: An Opportunity To Chart A New Alliance Course

It is time for the U.S. and its ally South Korea to execute a political warfare strategy that flips the conventional wisdom.

March 29, 2023 | Anthony Ruggiero |

Examining U.S. Sanctions Policy, Implementation, and Enforcement

February 16, 2023 | Richard Goldberg, Alex Levitov

The Underside of the Coin: Illicit Finance Risks in Virtual Assets

February 15, 2023 | Behnam Ben Taleblu |

Arsenal

Assessing the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Ballistic Missile Program