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South Korea scales back anti-North Korea focus in 2025 policy plans
Unification and defense ministries downplay Yoon policies like ‘freedom-based unification’ amid impeachment trial
Predicting 2025: What’s in store for North Korea in the year to come
The NK News team evaluates its 2024 predictions and shares what to expect from Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un
US B-1 bombers join drills with Japan and ROK after North Korean missile tests
Trilateral aerial exercise near peninsula comes as US and South Korea conduct first live-fire bombing training of year
Trash balloons to martial law: How inter-Korean ties hit rock bottom in 2024
Year began with North Korea abandoning unification and ended with a shocking declaration that cast tensions in new light
Year-end special: A look back at the most compelling North Korea stories of 2024
NK News journalists share the stories that meant the most to them and offer insights into how they reported on the DPRK
Yoon defends martial law, doubling down on claims of North Korea threats
ROK leader says he was motivated by DPRK cyberattack on election body and accuses opposition of ‘siding’ with Pyongyang
How Seoul’s new L-SAM interceptor boosts defenses against North Korean missiles
Indigenous capability will complement US assets like THAAD, with implications for ties with China
Martial law revelations, commander-in-chief confusion and North Korea’s response
NK News’ Jeongmin Kim discusses claims that ROK military put soldiers on alert for DPRK ‘situation’ before martial law
Yoon still commands military despite ceding authority, Seoul belatedly confirms
Sidelining of ROK president after martial law debacle has raised concerns over who’s in charge if North Korea attacks
Leadership crisis in Seoul raises North Korea contingency risk, experts warn
Unclear who has authority after ruling party suggests Yoon Suk-yeol no longer functioning as commander-in-chief
