South’s rapid deportation of North Koreans slammed by rights groups
FPI / November 15, 2019 Geostrategy-Direct.com South Korea has come under harsh criticism for quickly deporting two North Koreans who…
Can Seoul and Tokyo cooperate? Yes, says U.S.; No, says Pyongyang
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk WASHINGTON ― Koreans have innumerable reasons to resent Japan’s sense of superiority and also…
North Korea dusts off its Mount Geumgang playbook
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk Editors’ Note: North Korea is demanding demolition by South Korea of the entire resort area…
Memo to sophisticates in Seoul embarrassed by pro-U.S. demonstrations: Get over it
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk SEOUL — Americans hardly know how to respond to all those American flags seen…
Meanwhile, North Korea and Venezuela sign military agreement
FPI / October 15, 2019 By Richard Fisher, Geostrategy-Direct.com On Oct. 2 in Pyongyang, one day after North Korea’s latest…
Japan scrambles for improved missile defenses; Latest North Korean test raises alarms
by WorldTribune Staff, October 2, 2019 North Korea carried out another projectile launch on Oct. 2, adding to a series…
Strategic ambiguity: Decoding Trump’s 30 words about North Korea at the UN
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump’s thinking on a deal with North Korea is difficult…
Defector: How to denuclearize the North; Why Trump doesn’t trust Seoul leader
FPI / September 29, 2019 Geostrategy-Direct.com [Editor’s note: The following was written by Jong Ho-Ri, a former senior North Korean…
Report of Huawei’s 3G wireless network in North Korea raises eyebrows
FPI / September 17, 2019 Geostrategy-Direct.com North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un insists on isolating the nation’s population from the world.…
Waiting for 2020: With Bolton out, North Korean hopes and missiles soar
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk TOKYO ― Kim Jong-Un must be happy now. What could have made him feel…