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Tag: North Korean nuclear program

Posted inOpinion

Quads and triangles: Is US losing grip on its alliances?

by Swaran Singh February 11, 2022February 11, 2022

Hectic in-person parleys of Quad foreign ministers – of the US, Japan, Australia and India – in Melbourne on Friday are juxtaposed by the triangular three-day deliberations of special representatives on the denuclearization of North Korean – from the US, Japan and South Korea – in Honolulu. While the former has a whole range of […]

Posted inAnalysis

North Korean weapons advance; negotiations stalled

by Stephen Bryen and Junjiro Isomura September 15, 2021September 21, 2021
Posted inNorth Korea

Pyongyang may restart nuclear tests this year: Intel

by AT Contributor April 14, 2021April 14, 2021
Posted inOpinion

Is Korea policy too important to be left to the Americans?

by Mark Tokola April 1, 2021April 1, 2021
Posted inAnalysis

New path needed for US-North Korea peace

by Mark Tokola September 9, 2020September 11, 2020
Posted inOpinion

New missile site reveals Pyongyang’s intentions

by Jacob Bogle May 14, 2020May 14, 2020
Image of US President Donald Trump, China's leader Xi Jinping and North Korea's Kim Jong-un. Photo: Getty Image
Posted inBeijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

A role for China in breaking US-North Korea stalemate

by Kristian McGuire September 6, 2018
The Carnival of Nice is the main winter event on the French Riviera and one of the largest carnivals in the world. The theme for 2018 was King of Space. Photo: iStock
Posted inAT Finance, China, Iran, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

The Trumpian shift in Korea

by Frederick Kuo June 14, 2018
US President Donald Trump wants to increase military spending, including a costly upgrade to the country's nuclear arsenal to meet the threat from so-called "revisionist" powers, Russia and China. But the move could pose significant risks to the American economy.Image: iStock/curraheeshutter
Posted inAustralia, European Union, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, South Asia, World

The long road to nuclear disarmament 

by Ramesh Thakur May 9, 2018
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un meets scientists and technicians in the field of research into nuclear weapons. Photo: KCNA via Reuters
Posted inAT Finance, China, India, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

Is North Korea really ready to denuclearize?

by Taehwa Hong April 25, 2018April 25, 2018
A screen several years ago displaying a news report on North Korea resuming operations at a nuclear reactor in Yongbyon. Photo: AFP/Jung Yeon-je
Posted inNorth Korea, Northeast Asia, World

N Korea not firing up light water reactor in threat to talks: 38 North

by Asia Times staff March 30, 2018February 18, 2020
A satellite image taken  last April of North Korea's Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site. Photo: Airbus Defense & Space and 38 North via AFP
Posted inNorth Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Tunneling slowdown at N Korea nuke test site: 38 North

by Asia Times staff March 24, 2018February 18, 2020
Fans from North Korea wave Korean Unification Flags at the Pyeongchang Olympics on February 12, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Brian Snyder
Posted inJapan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Seoul must stay sober amid Pyongyang’s flattery

by Ted Gover February 14, 2018
'Bitcoin was the exclusive method of payment for the WannaCry ransomware attack that spread around the globe, causing billions of dollars in losses,' said US Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein. Photo: iStock
Posted inBeijing, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Japan turns to NATO for improving cyber-defense

by Emanuele Scimia January 22, 2018
An ice sculpture of the Olympic rings is seen during the Pyeongchang Winter Festival, near the venue for the opening and closing ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, February 10, 2017.  Photo: Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters
Posted inAfghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Korean Olympics: deja vu all over again

by John J. Metzler January 22, 2018
Posted inChina, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, Syria, World

Unpredictable perhaps, but certainly not a madman

by Leon Hadar January 16, 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
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, China, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Washington must not abandon Seoul. Here’s why

by Robert E. McCoy January 12, 2018
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stands next to a Hwasong-15 ballistic missile. Photo: Reuters / KCNA
Posted inBeijing, 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
Head of the North Korean delegation Ri Son Gwon shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Cho Myoung-gyon during their meeting at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas on January 9, 2018. Photo: Yonhap via Reuters
Posted inNorth Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

North Korea’s ‘gift’ to South Korea: Winter Olympics participation

by Andrew Salmon January 9, 2018February 18, 2020
US President Donald Trump gestures as he talks to the media on South Lawn of the White House in Washington before his departure to Camp David on December 16, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Yuri Gripas
Posted inBeijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Iran, Italy, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom, World

Demonizing China will not deter its rise – or improve America’s

by Ken Moak January 8, 2018

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