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North Korea blows up a strategic building to try to blackmail the U.S. and South Korea

The destruction was a very loud wake-up call for those who still believe that Pyongyang has any interest in dismantling its nuclear arsenal.

Kim Jong Un Returns to Preside Over Central Military Commission

Kim Jong Un made his first public appearance in three weeks to oversee a May 25 meeting of North Korea’s Central Military Commission (CMC). The key takeaway: Pyongyang remains fully committed to developing...

Kim Jong Un’s Health and What Comes Next

Following a South Korean report that Kim Jong Un is suffering complications from a cardiovascular procedure, U.S. media reported that the North Korean leader may be in grave danger. If true, the Korean...

Coronavirus may force ROK/U.S. military alliance to contend with North Korean instability

North Korea continues to deny that it is affected by the coronavirus. Yet all indications are that there is an outbreak in the North, though the extent of it is unknown. Such an outbreak can have severe...

North Korea Conducts Third Projectile Launch in 2020

North Korea launched two short-range projectiles and conducted a live-fire artillery competition late last week as the rest of the world, and likely North Korea itself, confronts the coronavirus pandemic....

Competing Crises: A Failed ROK-U.S. Burden Sharing Agreement and the Coronavirus in North Korea

American and South Korean negotiators are meeting this week in Los Angeles to continue negotiations on the Special Measures Agreement (SMA) for a fair and equitable cost-sharing arrangement for U.S. forces...

North Korea’s Latest Missile Test Underscores Its Relentless Military Ambitions

North Korea test-fired two short-range ballistic missiles on Monday. Pyongyang’s latest provocation shows that North Korea remains far more interested in expanding its military capabilities than in pursuing...

China’s political warfare strategy takes hit from coronavirus

The Wuhan coronavirus, or SARS-CoV-2 as the World Health Organization has named it and the Chinese would prefer it to be called, may be on the verge of becoming a pandemic. If it continues to spread,...

Maximum Pressure 2.0: How to Turn the Tables on North Korea

North Korea has been warning for months that the United States only has until the end of the year to change its hostile attitude. If Washington does not make amends for its “betrayal”, Pyongyang...

Stockholm breakdown reflects North Korea’s failure to compromise

Working-level talks in Stockholm between the United States and North Korea broke down last weekend. While pursuing diplomacy is important in fostering bilateral trust, the Trump administration’s efforts...

Global Terrorism: Threats to the Homeland

Editor’s note: Below is Thomas Joscelyn’s testimony before the House Committee on Homeland Security. Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Rogers, and other members of the committee, thank you for inviting...

Global Terrorism: Threats to the Homeland, Part 1

South Korea is playing into the hands of North Korea and its allies

South Korea announced Thursday it will not renew its bilateral military information-sharing pact with Japan, known as the General Security of Military Information Agreement, or GSOMIA. Amid ongoing South...

Training of ‘Quick Assault Team’ highlighted by Taliban

The Taliban continues to churn out propaganda that touts the training of elite military units, even as the US seeks to negotiate its exit from Afghanistan. In the latest release, the Taliban showcased...

Second Set of Test Launches Shows North Korea Not Serious About Disarming

Kim Jong Un has once again conducted a...

North Korea Conducts Another Short-Range Missile Test

North Korea on Thursday launched two short-range ballistic missiles off its eastern coast from near the city of Wo...

Taliban displays weapons seized during ambush on Afghan commandos

Spoils of War: the Taliban displays weapons & gear seized during the July 15 attack that killed up to 35 Afghan National Army commandos i...

North Korea Short-Range Missile Test Reveal Kim’s True Intent

North Korea on Saturday tested a new short-range missile system and a multiple-rocket launch system, marking the r...

What the Iraq War tells us about Iran

Excerpt Iranian President Hassan Rouhani signed a law last week ...

‘Cost Plus 50’: Welcome to the US Mercenary Force

All the ways Trump’s proposed allied-protection scheme would undermine our national security.