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What an OPCON transfer could mean for the U.S.-South Korea Alliance
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What an OPCON transfer could mean for the U.S.-South Korea Alliance

A transfer of command would likely strengthen, not weaken, the allies

What an OPCON transfer could mean for the U.S.-South Korea Alliance
Jonathan R. Corrado
Jonathan R. Corrado December 25, 2018
Judge orders North Korea to pay Otto Warmbier’s parents $501 million in damages

Judge orders North Korea to pay Otto Warmbier’s parents $501 million in damages

North Korea "liable for the torture, hostage taking, and extrajudicial killing of Otto Warmbier"

Judge orders North Korea to pay Otto Warmbier’s parents $501 million in damages
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne December 24, 2018
Chinese brand-promotion group wraps up week-long Pyongyang business trip

Chinese brand-promotion group wraps up week-long Pyongyang business trip

Investment seminar, B2B meetings, and site inspections on itinerary for group of business leaders

Chinese brand-promotion group wraps up week-long Pyongyang business trip
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko December 24, 2018
Unusual flights, K-pop concerts, and tigers: our top ten articles from 2018

Unusual flights, K-pop concerts, and tigers: our top ten articles from 2018

Don’t go into the new year without having read these top stories

Unusual flights, K-pop concerts, and tigers: our top ten articles from 2018
Christina Lee
Christina Lee December 21, 2018
U.S. gives green light to groundbreaking ceremony for rail, road connection

U.S. gives green light to groundbreaking ceremony for rail, road connection

Washington also stresses eagerness to move to "next stage of discussions" with DPRK

U.S. gives green light to groundbreaking ceremony for rail, road connection
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham December 21, 2018
Goal of next U.S.-DPRK summit to ‘reduce threat’ from N. Korean nukes: Pompeo

Goal of next U.S.-DPRK summit to ‘reduce threat’ from N. Korean nukes: Pompeo

Secretary of State stresses Kim’s “commitment to denuclearize,” despite recent DPRK rebuke

Goal of next U.S.-DPRK summit to ‘reduce threat’ from N. Korean nukes: Pompeo
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko December 21, 2018
James Mattis resigns as Trump’s Secretary of Defense

James Mattis resigns as Trump’s Secretary of Defense

In resignation letter, Mattis says defense secretary should have views "better aligned" with POTUS

James Mattis resigns as Trump’s Secretary of Defense
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne December 20, 2018
In nuclear negotiations with North Korea, the U.S. still holds the upper hand

In nuclear negotiations with North Korea, the U.S. still holds the upper hand

Kim Jong Un does not have a strong enough hand to demand sanctions relief

In nuclear negotiations with North Korea, the U.S. still holds the upper hand
Robert E. McCoy
Robert E. McCoy December 20, 2018
Why a new North Korean statement on denuclearization should come as no surprise

Why a new North Korean statement on denuclearization should come as no surprise

Thursday's KCNA dispatch, put simply, represents a honest admission of Pyongyang's real intentions

Why a new North Korean statement on denuclearization should come as no surprise
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov December 20, 2018
No denuclearization until U.S. removes “nuclear threat” from the region: KCNA

No denuclearization until U.S. removes “nuclear threat” from the region: KCNA

State media dispatch says Pyongyang believes giving up nukes could lead to "nuclear war crisis"

No denuclearization until U.S. removes “nuclear threat” from the region: KCNA
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham December 20, 2018