Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un

Why Did Trump Cut South Korea-US Military Drills, and What Does He Want From North Korea’s Kim Jong Un This Time?

The United States and South Korea have begun their annual joint military exercises under an unexpected new political backdrop after US President Donald Trump ordered a sharp reduction in the scale of the drills and revived talk of another meeting...
Donald Trump - Kim Jong Un

Trump Signals Kim Jong Un Summit Later This Year as North Korea’s Growing Nuclear Arsenal Tests US Strategy in Asia

US President Donald Trump has said he plans to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later this year, reviving one of the most unconventional diplomatic relationships of his first presidency and placing North Korea's nuclear arsenal back at the...
Kim Jong Un , Donald Trump

Trump Praises Kim Jong Un Ties, Says They Make Region Safer as US Scales Back Military Exercises With South Korea

US President Donald Trump said Monday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had responded to his recent overtures, raising the prospect of renewed engagement between Washington and Pyongyang as tensions over military exercises on the Korean Peninsula come under...
Pakistan Nuclear

Pakistan Strengthens Nuclear Posture With Expanded Delivery Systems and Fissile Material After High-Intensity India Border Tensions

A widening stalemate between the United States and Iran over Tehran’s nuclear program has added fresh strain to an already volatile global nuclear landscape, according to a new assessment by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Stockholm International Peace Research...
North Korea HIMARS-like system

North Korea Tests HIMARS-Like MLRS as Kim Jong Un Expands Precision Strike Arsenal Near South Korea

North Korea has unveiled what appears to be a new truck-mounted multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) bearing a striking resemblance to the United States’ highly successful High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), highlighting Pyongyang’s growing emphasis on precision conventional warfare...
North Korea hypersonic missile test-fire

North Korea Accelerates Nuclear Ambitions With Russia’s Support as Iran War Erodes Global Security Norms

A deepening military alignment between Moscow and Pyongyang is taking clearer shape as senior officials from both countries signal plans for long-term cooperation extending beyond the current war in Ukraine. Russia’s defense leadership has confirmed that negotiations are underway for...
Long-range strategic cruise missile launching drillis, North Korea

United States wages war in Iran, North Korea sharpens nuclear deterrence instead of risking war in East Asia

When the United States becomes entangled in a major conflict, adversaries across the globe inevitably reassess their strategies. Today, as Washington wages war in Iran, the reverberations are being felt far beyond the Middle East. Thousands of miles away in...
US foreign Policy

Axis or Illusion? Why Washington’s Narrative of Coordinated Anti-American Bloc May Be Strategically Misleading

For decades, the foreign policy debate in Washington has been shaped by the search for a central antagonist — a rival or coalition capable of challenging the global influence of the United States. During the Cold War, that adversary was...
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un, Ninth Party Congress

North Korea’s Ninth Party Congress Hardens Division With South Korea, Expands Nuclear Doctrine and Demands US Recognition Permanent Nuclear State

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un used the Ninth Congress of the ruling Workers’ Party to deliver a sweeping message of defiance and consolidation: his regime will press ahead with state-driven economic development, accelerate a military buildup centered on nuclear...
Kim Jong Un, Kim Ju Ae

Kim’s Daughter Takes Center Stage Presumed Successor, Though Intelligence Stops Short of Dismissing Hidden Rival

South Korea’s spy agency has ignited fresh debate over the future of the world’s only hereditary communist dynasty, reporting that National Intelligence Service (NIS) believes Kim Jong Un has settled on a daughter of about 13 as his eventual successor....
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