Park Sang Hak is chairman of Fighters for a Free North Korea. He was awarded the Vaclav Havel Prize for Creative Dissent in 2013. In the summer of 1999, my family and I escaped from North Korea by …
A Naval Blockade Of North Korea Is No Winning Strategy
There’s more to blockading North Korea than ordering the fleet into action. A fair amount of politicking vis-à-vis allies, friends, and prospective antagonists would be a must. Donald J. Trump adores …
South Korea could cancel operating licenses of defector groups
South Korea could revoke the civic licenses of two organizations led by North Korean defectors, citing violations that include balloon launches across the border.
Defense white paper: Japan within range of North Korea missiles
Japan said Tuesday in a new defense white paper that North Korea has the capability to launch an attack against Japan with a nuclear warhead, a first-time admission in official documents as tensions …
How North Korea’s army of hackers stole $2bn through cyber bank heists
North Korean hackers are attempting to raise money for the regime by stealing from financial institutions and cryptocurrency exchanges …
N.Korea denounces UK for sanctions on organisations accused of links to prison camps
North Korea denounced Britain on Saturday for announcing sanctions against two organisations that the British government has said are involved in forced labour, torture and murder in North Korean …
North Korea denounces UK for sanctions on organisations accused of links to prison camps
North Korea denounced Britain on Saturday for announcing sanctions against two organisations that the British government has said are involved in forced labour, torture and murder in North Korean …
North Korea Raises Stakes for New Nuclear Negotiations With the U.S.
Amid new expectations for a breakthrough from the Trump administration, ‘a surprise thing may still happen,’ says Kim Yo Jong, sister to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
South Korea Asks Senior US Envoy to Try to Revive North Korea Talks
South Korea on Thursday asked a visiting senior U.S. envoy to try to revive stalled nuclear diplomacy with North Korea, which has refused to resume talks because of what it calls hostile U.S. policies …
Exclusive: Japan may still build Aegis Ashore despite reports of cancellation, source says
Japan may still build Aegis Ashore missile defense systems to defend against attacks by North Korea and other regional rivals, including China, a source told Reuters just weeks after reports that the …