North Korea Is Not Desperate: The New Geostrategic Environment in East Asia
The discussion surrounding the surprise meeting at the DMZ between US President Donald Trump and DPRK State Affairs Commission Chairman…
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The North Korean Parliamentary Session and Budget Report 2019: Signs of Economic Stagnation and an Open Claim to Leadership on the Korean Peninsula
On April 11, 2019, the first session of the 14th Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA, the DPRK’s Parliament) convened at the…
US-North Korea Relations: From Infancy to Maturity
When Chairman Kim and President Trump arrived in Hanoi, it was broadly assumed that after their meeting they would present…
Kim Jong Un’s 2019 New Year’s Address: Dropping a Strategic Bombshell
Kim Jong Un gave his much awaited 2019 New Year’s speech on the morning of January 1. Considering the many…