For countries facing potential adversaries on their borders, artillery can respond much more rapidly, sustainably and cheaply than airpower. In December 2017, Norway announced it would purchase twenty …
South Korea politician slams John Bolton for divulging secrets
A junior South Korean politician condemned former White House national security adviser John Bolton on Tuesday, saying his new memoir has made negotiation with North Korea even more difficult.
North Korea is about to drop cigarette butts, trash, and 12 million propaganda leaflets onto South Korea in its latest psychological-warfare move
According to state media, the propaganda leaflets express “the wrath and hatred” of the North Korean people.
North Korea: Balloons and speakers raise Korean border tensions
South Korean activists say they have flown balloons carrying propaganda across the border in to North Korea, in the latest escalation of tensions. The North is furious about the balloons while the …
North Korea seen reinstalling border loudspeakers
A spokeswoman at Seoul’s defence ministry declined to confirm North Korea’s moves but reiterated at a regular briefing that Pyongyang would “have to pay for the consequences” if it continues to defy …
India’s Hospitals, North Korea, Uighurs: Your Tuesday Briefing
Good morning. We’re covering India’s hospitals in crisis, a warning from North Korea and what makes Thailand a source for juicy, prickly, delicious fruit. Neelam Kumari Gautam woke up at 5 a.m. on …
Why Is North Korea’s Kim Yo-jong Attacking South Korea (and Not Kim Jong-un)?
North Korea’s leaders are once again causing raised eyebrows around Asia and much of the globe. This time it is led by Kim Jong-un’s sister, Kim Yo-Jong, rather than Kim Jong-un. She is clearly …
Q+A: Australia likened to North Korea in its secret trial of Bernard Collaery
Horta says Canberra lawyer and Witness K ‘rescued Australia from moral depravity’ …
Worst North Korea economy in two decades pushing Kim to lash out
Blowing up a building meant to symbolize friendship may have been North Korea’s forceful way of demanding help for an economy straining under international sanctions and borders shut by the …
North Korean #COVID19 Phishing Campaign Targets Six Countries
Security researchers are warning of a multi-country North Korean phishing campaign designed to capitalize on government COVID-19 bail-out measures. The operation is being undertaken by Pyongyang’s …