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Straight down the middle: Why neutrality could be best option for two Koreas
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Straight down the middle: Why neutrality could be best option for two Koreas

Historical proposals for a unified Korea to be neutral have renewed relevance as great power competition intensifies

Straight down the middle: Why neutrality could be best option for two Koreas
Gabriela Bernal
Gabriela Bernal August 2, 2022
US, ROK to practice counterstrikes and ‘repelling’ North Korean attacks: Seoul

US, ROK to practice counterstrikes and ‘repelling’ North Korean attacks: Seoul

Upcoming Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises to be first joint field training on Korean Peninsula since 2018

US, ROK to practice counterstrikes and ‘repelling’ North Korean attacks: Seoul
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim August 1, 2022
North Korean military pursuing ‘coordinated operations’ with China: State media

North Korean military pursuing ‘coordinated operations’ with China: State media

DPRK has used phrase to refer to planning and field work in past, as it says allies defend socialism ‘with arms’

North Korean military pursuing ‘coordinated operations’ with China: State media
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko August 1, 2022
US-ROK defense chiefs agree to expand drills against North Korean threats

US-ROK defense chiefs agree to expand drills against North Korean threats

Two sides also pledge to resume high-level military working group for first time since 2018 'in the near future'

US-ROK defense chiefs agree to expand drills against North Korean threats
Thomas Maresca
Thomas Maresca August 1, 2022
Mad about THAAD: South Korea-China dispute over US missile interceptor returns
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Mad about THAAD: South Korea-China dispute over US missile interceptor returns

Seoul again finds itself caught between Beijing and Washington as it looks for defenses against North Korean threats

Mad about THAAD: South Korea-China dispute over US missile interceptor returns
James Fretwell
James Fretwell July 28, 2022
As NATO eyes Asia, where does the China-North Korea relationship stand?
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As NATO eyes Asia, where does the China-North Korea relationship stand?

Fractures remain, but longtime allies likely to grow closer as security alliance seeks to expand presence beyond Europe

As NATO eyes Asia, where does the China-North Korea relationship stand?
Edward Howell
Edward Howell July 28, 2022
Reporters question independence of AP’s North Korea bureau after new interview

Reporters question independence of AP’s North Korea bureau after new interview

Transcript published by DPRK features apparently biased questions, in what one reporter calls a ‘journalistic scandal’

Reporters question independence of AP’s North Korea bureau after new interview
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll July 28, 2022
Interview: What South Korea’s new human rights envoy means for inter-Korean ties

Interview: What South Korea’s new human rights envoy means for inter-Korean ties

Robert King says South Korea no longer willing to place DPRK human rights on back burner, calls on US to do the same

Interview: What South Korea’s new human rights envoy means for inter-Korean ties
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim July 28, 2022
Biden must prioritize efforts to find Americans missing from Korean War

Biden must prioritize efforts to find Americans missing from Korean War

5,300 servicemembers were left behind after the conflict, and time is running out for their families to find closure

Biden must prioritize efforts to find Americans missing from Korean War
Rick Downes
Rick Downes July 28, 2022
Kim Jong Un says Koreas at ‘brink of war’ as he boasts of nuclear forces

Kim Jong Un says Koreas at ‘brink of war’ as he boasts of nuclear forces

North Korean leader slams US-ROK military drills, defends ‘routine’ weapons buildup in speech at war anniversary event

Kim Jong Un says Koreas at ‘brink of war’ as he boasts of nuclear forces
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko July 28, 2022