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Pyongyang to Pyeongchang: playing non-Olympic games
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Pyongyang to Pyeongchang: playing non-Olympic games

As the games begin, it's worth handing out some prizes of our own

Pyongyang to Pyeongchang: playing non-Olympic games
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter February 9, 2018
Why the decision to drop Victor Cha has scary implications
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Why the decision to drop Victor Cha has scary implications

The well-regarded scholar was not hawkish enough for Trump

Why the decision to drop Victor Cha has scary implications
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter February 4, 2018
Whizzing to Oz? Australia in Kim Jong Un’s line of fire
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Whizzing to Oz? Australia in Kim Jong Un’s line of fire

Pyongyang’s latest bluster echoes unofficial threats it disowned a decade ago

Whizzing to Oz? Australia in Kim Jong Un’s line of fire
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter October 24, 2017
Drawing a “red line” on North Korea: What’s the point?
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Drawing a “red line” on North Korea: What’s the point?

First Trump, now Moon Jae-in - but such tough talk achieves little

Drawing a “red line” on North Korea: What’s the point?
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter August 18, 2017
Park “Gone”-hye: The pendulum in Seoul swings left
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Park “Gone”-hye: The pendulum in Seoul swings left

South Korea’s likely next leader wants to rebuild bridges to Pyongyang

Park “Gone”-hye: The pendulum in Seoul swings left
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter March 15, 2017
Seoul and Tokyo fall out again – to Pyongyang’s benefit
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Seoul and Tokyo fall out again – to Pyongyang’s benefit

Cancelled sub drill highlights how history hamstrings a fragile alliance

Seoul and Tokyo fall out again – to Pyongyang’s benefit
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter January 12, 2017
Did Park Geun-hye’s Rasputin run her North Korea policy?
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Did Park Geun-hye’s Rasputin run her North Korea policy?

Eye-popping, alarming revelations from Seoul may explain twists and turns

Did Park Geun-hye’s Rasputin run her North Korea policy?
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter October 28, 2016
Reeling them in: Seoul targets North Korea’s last few friends
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Reeling them in: Seoul targets North Korea’s last few friends

Park Geun-hye is down but not out: Look where she visits, and join the dots

Reeling them in: Seoul targets North Korea’s last few friends
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter May 31, 2016
China seen banning non-sanctioned trade with North Korea
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China seen banning non-sanctioned trade with North Korea

Merchants expect lifting of sanctions soon; Chinese businessmen discuss renting Kaesong facilites

China seen banning non-sanctioned trade with North Korea
KIC, RIP? S.Korea closing Kaesong is short-sighted and wrong
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KIC, RIP? S.Korea closing Kaesong is short-sighted and wrong

Snuffing out the last ember of North-South co-operation makes no sense

KIC, RIP? S.Korea closing Kaesong is short-sighted and wrong
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter February 11, 2016