The Axis of Upheaval: The Four Power Threat
April 24th, 2024
Courtesy of Foreign Affairs, insightful commentary on how America’s adversaries are uniting to overturn the global order: In the early morning of January 2, Russian forces launched a massive missile attack on the Ukrainian cities of Kyiv and Kharkiv that killed at least five civilians, injured more than 100, and damaged infrastructure. The incident was […]
Read more »North Korea’s Increasing Isolation
March 27th, 2024
Courtesy of The Wall Street Journal, a report on North Korea’s increasing isolation: North Korea, already one of the world’s most isolated countries, has walled itself off further over the past years, data and satellite images show, with devastating effects for its population. Satellite images and trade data analyzed by Human Rights Watch document how when Covid-19 hit, […]
Read more »North Korea’s Economy In Retrograde
March 6th, 2024
Via East Asia Forum, commentary on North Korea’s economy: In 2023, North Korea intensified its political and economic development. Pyongyang is going back to its historical roots, dedicating economic resources to the heavy industries where it has a comparative advantage. Although Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un pays lip-service to the idea of raising living standards, the […]
Read more »The New Tripartite Pact? China, Russia, and North Korea’s New Team Is Not Built to Last
February 20th, 2024
Courtesy of Foreign Affairs, commentary on why China, Russia, and North Korea’s new alliance is not build to last: North Korea has long been a source of instability, but a new development over the past year threatens to make things even worse: the country is teaming up with Russia. At a meeting in Pyongyang last July, […]
Read more »What’s Driving Kim Jong Un’s New Regional Development Policy?
February 14th, 2024
Via The Diplomat, a look at Kim Jong Un’s new Regional Development policy which acknowledges the severe disparity in living conditions between Pyongyang and the rest of the country – and the resulting public discontent: North Korea’s leadership recently announced a new regional development policy entitled the “regional development 20×10 policy,” which refers to a plan to […]
Read more »North Korea’s AI Progress
January 24th, 2024
Via Reuters, a report on North Korea’s AI development which is raising international concerns: North Korea is developing artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning for everything from how to respond to COVID-19 and safeguard nuclear reactors to wargaming simulations and government surveillance, according to a new study. International sanctions imposed over its nuclear weapons program may […]
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