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July 16, 2024

Military affairs

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Unification ministry plans to meet with groups sending leaflets into North Korea

Unification ministry plans to meet with groups sending leaflets into North Korea

Meetings come as DPRK trash balloons raise tensions, but prominent defector activists say they have no interest in talks

Unification ministry plans to meet with groups sending leaflets into North Korea
Lina Park
Lina Park June 11, 2024
Chinese jets harassed Dutch warship on North Korea sanctions patrol: Netherlands

Chinese jets harassed Dutch warship on North Korea sanctions patrol: Netherlands

Beijing disputes claim that jets created ‘unsafe situation,’ accusing ship of pretending to monitor UN sanctions

Chinese jets harassed Dutch warship on North Korea sanctions patrol: Netherlands
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer June 11, 2024
Sonic war: How propaganda loudspeakers have amplified inter-Korean strife

Sonic war: How propaganda loudspeakers have amplified inter-Korean strife

North and South Korea once traded artillery fire over loudspeakers, but they have also found ways to deescalate in past

Sonic war: How propaganda loudspeakers have amplified inter-Korean strife
Gabriela Bernal
Gabriela Bernal June 11, 2024
How North Korea will retaliate against the restart of ROK loudspeaker broadcasts
NK PRO

How North Korea will retaliate against the restart of ROK loudspeaker broadcasts

DPRK threatened ‘new counteractions,’ and NK Pro analysis suggest this could range from drones to artillery fire

How North Korea will retaliate against the restart of ROK loudspeaker broadcasts
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim June 11, 2024
North Korean military ‘encroached’ on inter-Korean border on Sunday, Seoul says

North Korean military ‘encroached’ on inter-Korean border on Sunday, Seoul says

DPRK forces ‘immediately’ retreated after ROK broadcast warnings and fired warning shots, according to military

North Korean military ‘encroached’ on inter-Korean border on Sunday, Seoul says
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer | Jeongmin Kim June 11, 2024
North Korea restores loudspeakers in response to South’s propaganda broadcast

North Korea restores loudspeakers in response to South’s propaganda broadcast

ROK military says it did not operate loudspeakers on Monday but is prepared to defend against any DPRK retaliation

North Korea restores loudspeakers in response to South’s propaganda broadcast
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy June 10, 2024
The political conditions North Korea needs to successfully subjugate the South
COLUMN

The political conditions North Korea needs to successfully subjugate the South

An invasion may look unlikely for now, but geopolitical changes around peninsula could one day inspire Pyongyang to act

The political conditions North Korea needs to successfully subjugate the South
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov June 10, 2024
North Korea launches barrage of balloons toward South for second straight day

North Korea launches barrage of balloons toward South for second straight day

Launch of suspected ‘filth balloons’ follows Seoul’s decision to resume loudspeaker broadcasts near inter-Korean border

North Korea launches barrage of balloons toward South for second straight day
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy June 9, 2024
Seoul resumes propaganda broadcasts after more North Korean balloon launches

Seoul resumes propaganda broadcasts after more North Korean balloon launches

National Security Council authorized loudspeaker use near border after DPRK sent some 330 balloons south on Saturday

Seoul resumes propaganda broadcasts after more North Korean balloon launches
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy June 9, 2024
North Korea launches trash balloons toward South Korea: ROK military

North Korea launches trash balloons toward South Korea: ROK military

New wave of DPRK balloons is likely a response to defector-activists’ latest launches of anti-regime leaflets and cash

North Korea launches trash balloons toward South Korea: ROK military
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy June 9, 2024
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