Article argues region is becoming a ‘powder keg’ and highlights Washington’s efforts to set up network of alliances to counter Beijing.
Article argues region is becoming a ‘powder keg’ and highlights Washington’s efforts to set up network of alliances to counter Beijing
The vision of unification South Korea is selling has no room for North Korea or Kim Jong-un’s regime. It is bound to fail.
Shin Won-sik said having a home-grown nuclear arsenal risked devastating fallout to Seoul’s diplomatic standing and economy.
Nearly eight decades have passed since the US bombing of Hiroshima and momentum for nuclear disarmament appears to be waning.
North Korea said earlier this week there had been unspecified casualties resulting from the flooding in its northern regions, in addition to damage to thousands of homes.
Analysts say security framework could face challenges due to differences in priorities among the three countries involved.
The FBI has issued a warrant for one of the ‘Andariel’ hackers, with a reward of up to US$10 million for information leading to his arrest.
Resurgence of military blocs, breakdown in cooperation and nuclear risk threaten global catastrophe, unless a new road map to peace is found.
North Korea says it will boost it nuclear capabilities to counter the US and South Korea’s alleged invasion plans.
Recent UK and French election results and US turmoil are creating an impression of political and societal instability.
It’s likely a goodwill gesture to Phnom Penh’s ally China, amid shared US-China concerns over the threat of Moscow and Pyongyang drawing closer.
South Korea and three other countries are discussing closer security ties with Nato amid warnings of a possible response from Russia.
Escalating tensions on the Korean peninsula and in the Taiwan Strait sit on a powder keg of complex security ties and must be defused before it’s too late.
Appearing to lead ‘an axis’, including Moscow, Pyongyang and Tehran, does not appeal to Beijing, analysts say after Putin and Kim sign treaty.
As Russia peels away towards North Korea, China’s naivety will cost dearly, not just for its own security but that of the world
Beijing’s Korean peninsula headache could worsen if a Pyongyang-Moscow October surprise affects the US election, experts warn.
Despite progress, any credible deterrence against Pyongyang’s threats is difficult unless and until South Korea becomes a nuclear power
The comments by Gary Samore come after the US and South Korea discussed enhancing nuclear deterrence to counter threats from the North.
While the US and its allies try to maintain the status quo, China, Russia and North Korea are united in efforts to forge a multipolar world.
The trilateral ‘Freedom Edge’ exercise involves navy destroyers, fighter jets and the nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt.
Seoul says the test ended in a mid-air explosion, differing from Japan’s analysis and contradicting the North’s claims of MIRV success.
Pyongyang’s suspected hypersonic ballistic missile test has analysts worried the regime is inflaming tensions to skirt sanctions.
Pyongyang and Moscow moving closer together is reason to concern all of Northeast Asia, including China, formerly North Korea’s sole ally.
Carrier’s arrival shows the ‘firm resolve’ of South Korea and the US to respond to escalating threats from the North, Seoul’s navy says.
As Moscow and Pyongyang deepen military ties, the stakes have never been higher to prevent provocations that could turn into armed clashes.
