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China's aircraft carrier, The Liaoning, followed by destroyers and frigates during a naval exercise on April 18, 2018. Photo: AFP

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China’s missiles in the South China Sea mean girding for war

by Robert E. McCoy May 14, 2018February 18, 2020

J15 fighter jets on China's sole operational aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, during a drill at sea in April 23, 2018. Photo: AFP

Beijing, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, Taiwan, World

China threatens Taiwan, but how far will Beijing go?

by Robert E. McCoy May 2, 2018February 18, 2020

South Korean trucks carrying flour for North Korean flood victims drive past a military checkpoint near the inter-Korean border in 2012. Photo: AFP/Jung Yeon-Je

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Can South reward the North and stay sanctions compliant?

by Robert E. McCoy April 30, 2018February 18, 2020

The then Syrian President Hafez al-Assad meets North Korea's Kim Il-Sung in Pyongyang, in 1974. Photo: AFP

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North Korean military efforts can be traced far off home base

by Robert E. McCoy March 29, 2018February 18, 2020

US guided-missile destroyer transits in formation with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force during bilateral training in South China Sea. Photo: Navy handout via Reuters

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Beijing testing the fault lines of US support for allies across Asia

by Robert E. McCoy March 14, 2018February 18, 2020

South Korea's national security chief, Chung Eui-yong, briefs US President Donald Trump at the Oval Office about his visit to North Korea, in Washington on March 8. Photo: Presidential Blue House / Yonhap via Reuters

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Trump knew of Kim’s invitation long before it was received

by Robert E. McCoy March 13, 2018February 18, 2020

A local resident cycles past a mural depicting former North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il in the North Korean port of Rajin, July 18, 2014. Photo: Reuters / Yuri Maltsev

European Union, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

Aid workers’ jobs in N. Korea may be about to get much harder

by Robert E. McCoy March 8, 2018March 8, 2018

China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy soldiers patrol at Woody Island, in the Paracel Archipelago in the South China Sea. Photo: Reuters

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China senses and acts on US weakness in South China Sea

by Robert E. McCoy March 1, 2018March 14, 2018

Intercontinental ballistic missiles at a military parade celebrating the 70th founding anniversary of the Korean People's Army in Pyongyang. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

N Korean tunnel network impressive, but neither invisible nor invulnerable

by Robert E. McCoy February 16, 2018

'Gray rhinos' can be a feature of trade with China. Illustration: iStock

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A lesson for S Korea about China: Beware the gray rhino

by Robert E. McCoy February 6, 2018

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers followed by a US cruiser and destroyer conducting joint operations in November. Photo: US Navy via AFP

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The disconcerting role Japan will increasingly play as key US ally in East Asia

by Robert E. McCoy January 22, 2018

Flags of China and North Korea are seen outside the closed Ryugyong Korean Restaurant in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, China. Photo: Reuters/Joseph Campbell

Beijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Beijing readying for Korea conflict – or merely hedging its bets?

by Robert E. McCoy January 18, 2018

US President Donald Trump and South Korea's President Moon Jae-in hold a joint press conference at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, on November 7, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Jung Yeon-Je/Pool

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Washington must not abandon Seoul. Here’s why

by Robert E. McCoy January 12, 2018

US President Donald Trump's trade policies may cause big problems for South Korea's President Moon Jae-in. Photo: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst

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Time for Washington to reconsider alliance with Seoul?

by Robert E. McCoy January 10, 2018

An undated photo shows two Chinese jet fighters during a military drill in the South China Sea. Photo AFP/Stringer

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Only unified international action can stop China’s expansion

by Robert E. McCoy December 26, 2017February 18, 2020

North Korea's Hwasong-14 ICBM. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

What are the real purposes of Pyongyang’s new satellites?

by Robert E. McCoy December 19, 2017February 18, 2020

South Korea's President Moon Jae-in. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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South Korea’s evolution toward true ‘middle power’ status

by Robert E. McCoy December 15, 2017

US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in a combination photo. Photos: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque, KCNA/Handout via Reuters

Beijing, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Time for détente with North Korea

by Robert E. McCoy December 6, 2017February 18, 2020

Korean unification as pie in the sky? Photo: KCNA via Reuters

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Why reunification of the Koreas is unlikely

by Robert E. McCoy November 28, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump meets with South Korean President Moon Jae-in during the UN General Assembly in New York. Photo: Reuters / Kevin Lamarque

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Is South Korea becoming a liability to the US?

by Robert E. McCoy November 1, 2017November 4, 2017

South Korea's Military released a picture of what it said is a North Korean drone in a mountain near the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas in Inje, South Korea on June 9, 2017. Photo: Defence Ministry /News1 via REUTERS

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North Korea’s low-tech military another cause for concern

by Robert E. McCoy September 13, 2017February 18, 2020

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Pyongyang and Washington’s war of words — where does it end?

by Robert E. McCoy August 24, 2017

North Korea's Hwasong-14 ICBM. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

Beijing, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

North Korea’s new ICBMs change little about threat to the US

by Robert E. McCoy August 1, 2017February 18, 2020

Image: iStock

Beijing, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, World

Another reason China’s adding troops on its border with North Korea

by Robert E. McCoy July 28, 2017February 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspects the long-range strategic ballistic rocket Hwasong-12 (Mars-12) in this undated image. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

Beijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Why North Korea is rejecting talks with South Korea

by Robert E. McCoy July 24, 2017February 18, 2020

South Korea's Military released a picture of what it said is a North Korean drone in a mountain near the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas in Inje, South Korea on June 9, 2017. Photo: Defence Ministry /News1 via REUTERS

China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Why North Korean drones are taking photos of South Korea

by Robert E. McCoy July 10, 2017February 18, 2020

The North Korean ferry, the ManGyongBong, docked in the port of the far eastern city of Vladivostok, Russia, May 18, 2017. Reuters/Yuri Maltsev

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How Russia’s interests entwine with North Korea

by Robert E. McCoy July 1, 2017February 18, 2020

People sit by the road near the main Kim Il Sung square in central Pyongyang, North Korea April 11, 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Building North Korean infrastructure makes sense

by Robert E. McCoy June 28, 2017February 18, 2020