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January 21, 2025

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Joon Ha Park

Joon Ha Park

Joon Ha Park is a correspondent at Korea Risk Group. He has previously written on issues related to the two Koreas at The Peninsula Report, and appeared on ABC News Australia, Deutsche Welle and Monocle Radio. He specializes in offering in-depth analyses of South Korea’s defense policy, security relations and domestic politics for Korea Pro.

News

ROK military chief defends refusal to confirm drone intrusion into North Korea

JCS chairman argues secrecy necessary to safeguard national security, rejecting accusations of seeking to provoke DPRK

Joon Ha ParkJoon Ha ParkJanuary 15, 2025
News

South Korea unveils plans for new missile defense system to counter North Korea

Military to invest $426M to develop L-SAM-II long-range interceptor as DPRK tests new advanced hypersonic weapons

Joon Ha ParkJoon Ha ParkJanuary 14, 2025
News

ROK defense ministry rejects ‘baseless’ claims it sought to provoke North Korea

Allegations that Yoon government sought to provoke conflict to justify martial law undermine security, ministry says

Joon Ha ParkJoon Ha ParkJanuary 13, 2025
News

North Korea says Yoon’s impeachment has plunged South into political chaos

State media coverage aimed at leveraging crisis and Yoon arrest warrant to promote alleged superiority of DPRK system

Joon Ha ParkJoon Ha ParkJanuary 3, 2025
News

ROK military denies that it sought to induce conflict with North Korea

Statement follows claims that psy-op unit launched anti-regime balloons and Yoon Suk-yeol sought to provoke Pyongyang

Joon Ha ParkJoon Ha Park | Shreyas ReddyJanuary 2, 2025
Analysis

What to make of reports Yoon Suk-yeol plotted to provoke North Korean attack

Discovery of note on inciting border clash has fueled concerns about an ROK false flag operation to justify martial law

Joon Ha ParkJoon Ha Park | Shreyas ReddyDecember 27, 2024
North Korea News Podcast

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

Features

How South Korea’s far-right YouTubers influenced Yoon’s martial law decree

Conspiracies about North Korea are rampant on platform, the news source of choice for voters disillusioned with media

Joon Ha ParkJoon Ha Park | Shreyas ReddyDecember 17, 2024
Analysis

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

Jeongmin KimJeongmin Kim | Joon Ha ParkDecember 11, 2024
News

Seoul’s ex-defense chief ordered North Korea drone incursion, lawmaker claims

Kim Yong-hyun also accused of seeking pretext for martial law by pressing for strikes on DPRK trash balloon launch sites

Joon Ha ParkJoon Ha ParkDecember 10, 2024
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