Dr. Daniel A. Pinkston is a lecturer in international relations with Troy University. Previously he was the Northeast Asia Deputy Project Director for the International Crisis Group in Seoul, and the director of the East Asia Nonproliferation Program at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies.
Moscow’s failings will be clear to Pyongyang, though it may not recognize allied strength or its own military weaknesses
Pyongyang is keen to learn from the conflict, but ideological biases mean it’s likely to draw the wrong conclusions
Exercises fit into broader efforts to restore joint drills and push forward transfer of wartime control to Seoul
Recent promotions hint at preparations for long-range artillery rocket and ballistic missile deployment
Despite claims to the contrary, the country has a formal process in place if the leader is no longer around
Five conflicts continue on the peninsula - sustainable peace will require an end to them all
Despite the rhetoric, a pre-emptive strike on Pyongyang remains unlikely anytime soon
China's opposition to the missile defense system is a cynical ploy for the domination of East Asia
The DPRK's military first principle makes compromise a bitter pill to swallow
While there are several arguments against the deployment, many of them are inconsistent
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