Bradley K Martin, Author at Asia Times

China

Since it’s a week for spy stories . . .

by Bradley K. Martin May 29, 2019February 18, 2020

World

Nuclear Blues

by Bradley K. Martin May 24, 2019February 18, 2020

لماذا لا تهتم كوريا الشمالية بجوع مواطنيها؟

by Bradley K. Martin May 23, 2019February 18, 2020

Oceania

UN chief fears nuclear ‘coffin’ leaking in Pacific

by Bradley K. Martin May 22, 2019February 18, 2020

North Korea, Northeast Asia

How should the world respond to North Korean hunger?

by Bradley K. Martin May 18, 2019February 18, 2020

North Korea, Northeast Asia

North Korea’s ambivalence about food aid

by Bradley K. Martin May 17, 2019February 18, 2020

North Korea, Northeast Asia

Ship seizure highlights Kim-Trump talks timing

by Bradley K. Martin May 10, 2019February 18, 2020

North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

South Korea to ‘enhance’ US view of North’s economy

by Bradley K. Martin May 6, 2019February 18, 2020

Japan, Northeast Asia

Approachable monarch

by Bradley K. Martin May 1, 2019February 18, 2020

North Korea, Northeast Asia

Choe Ryong Hae: man of many titles

by Bradley K. Martin April 26, 2019February 18, 2020

Uncategorized

Why extradite the Madrid embassy raiders?

by Bradley K. Martin April 20, 2019February 18, 2020

North Korea, Northeast Asia

A tale of two (initially) gullible US presidents

by Bradley K. Martin April 17, 2019February 18, 2020

North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Norks’ Day of the Sun: Kim Il Sung’s birthday

by Bradley K. Martin April 15, 2019February 18, 2020

Northeast Asia, South Korea

An ironic clue to what’s good about Korean Air

by Bradley K. Martin April 13, 2019February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore on June 12, 2018. Photo: AFP/Saul Loeb

China, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

Is Trump set to give away the store in Korea?

by Bradley K. Martin October 7, 2018February 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un meets with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Photo: KCNA via AFP

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

Pompeo’s prospects: outlook from a 40-year Pyongyang watcher

by Bradley K. Martin July 6, 2018July 7, 2018

South Korean President Moon Jae-in (C) with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sister Kim Yo-jong (L) and North Korea's ceremonial head of state Kim Yong-nam, who has now been replaced. Photo AFP/KCNA VIA KNS

AT Finance, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

Young(er) blood in North Korean military ahead of summit

by Bradley K. Martin June 7, 2018June 8, 2018

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

North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

I hate Trump and Kim. But I support their summitry

by Bradley K. Martin April 23, 2018

Is Kim Jong-un's latest entreaty legit, or is he attempting yet another hustle in the tried and true Kim family regime tradition? Photo: Reuters / KCNA

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

Another North Korean con job in the offing?

by Bradley K. Martin March 25, 2018March 27, 2018

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stands next to a Hwasong-15 ballistic missile. Photo: Reuters / KCNA

Beijing, China, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Be afraid, be very afraid: North Korea’s long-term strategy

by Bradley K. Martin January 10, 2018January 10, 2018

North Koreans laboring near the Taedong River in North Korea. Photo: Roman Harak

China

The problem with Western reports on North Korea

by Bradley K. Martin January 2, 2018April 17, 2025

US President Donald Trump delivers a threat-filled address at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly on September 19, 2017. Yet science fiction envisages an even bleaker future. Photo: Reuters / Lucas Jackson

AT Finance, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Sci-fi writer manages to imagine even worse dystopia

by Bradley K. Martin October 7, 2017February 18, 2020

Otto Frederick Warmbier, a University of Virginia student, died June 19 after being returned from detention in North Korea in a coma. Photo: Reuters/Kyodo

AT Finance, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Shanghai, Thailand, World

Changing my advice on visiting North Korea

by Bradley K. Martin June 22, 2017February 18, 2020

A North Korean navy truck carries the 'Pukkuksong' submarine-launched ballistic missile during a military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary of country's founding father, Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang, April 15, 2017. Photo: Reuters

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

Panicked about Pyongyang? Calm down, people

by Bradley K. Martin May 1, 2017May 19, 2017

No statues for sale.
Photo: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen via Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, China, European Union, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Memo to Kim: North Korea doesn’t need another Kim

by Bradley K. Martin March 12, 2017February 18, 2020

Trump impersonator Dennis Alan of Chicago, 66, is reflected in the sunglasses of Kim lookalike, Australian-Chinese Howard, 37. Photo: Reuters/Bobby Yip

Australia, China, Hong Kong, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, World

Get your money down for the Kim-Trump smackdown

by Bradley K. Martin February 2, 2017February 18, 2020

China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

New Year message from Kim Jong-un: Same old, same old

by Bradley K. Martin January 5, 2017February 18, 2020

US President elect Donald Trump greets supporters at election night rally in Manhattan, New York, US, November 9, 2016. Photo: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

AT Finance, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

One president alone can’t dismantle time-tested policies

by Bradley K. Martin November 10, 2016November 9, 2016

Trumped up charge: time to stop finger-pointing over currency manipulation? Photo: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst

Israel, Middle East, World

Why do white evangelicals support Donald Trump?

by Bradley K. Martin October 18, 2016

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un meets scientists and technicians in the field of research into nuclear weapons. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

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

Nuclear or not, North Korea’s final goal is the same

by Bradley K. Martin October 6, 2016October 18, 2016

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Since it’s a week for spy stories . . .

Nuclear Blues

لماذا لا تهتم كوريا الشمالية بجوع مواطنيها؟

UN chief fears nuclear ‘coffin’ leaking in Pacific

How should the world respond to North Korean hunger?

North Korea’s ambivalence about food aid

Ship seizure highlights Kim-Trump talks timing

South Korea to ‘enhance’ US view of North’s economy

Approachable monarch

Choe Ryong Hae: man of many titles

Why extradite the Madrid embassy raiders?

A tale of two (initially) gullible US presidents

Norks’ Day of the Sun: Kim Il Sung’s birthday

An ironic clue to what’s good about Korean Air

Is Trump set to give away the store in Korea?

Pompeo’s prospects: outlook from a 40-year Pyongyang watcher

Young(er) blood in North Korean military ahead of summit

I hate Trump and Kim. But I support their summitry

Another North Korean con job in the offing?

Be afraid, be very afraid: North Korea’s long-term strategy

The problem with Western reports on North Korea

Sci-fi writer manages to imagine even worse dystopia

Changing my advice on visiting North Korea

Panicked about Pyongyang? Calm down, people

Memo to Kim: North Korea doesn’t need another Kim

Get your money down for the Kim-Trump smackdown

New Year message from Kim Jong-un: Same old, same old

One president alone can’t dismantle time-tested policies

Why do white evangelicals support Donald Trump?

Nuclear or not, North Korea’s final goal is the same

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