Nuke fallout: Trump knocks Seoul on ‘appeasement’, China to back North if U.S. strikes first

Nuke fallout: Trump knocks Seoul on ‘appeasement’, China to back North if U.S. strikes first

by WorldTribune Staff, September 3, 2017 In the wake of North Korea’s test of a 100-kiloton hydrogen bomb, U.S. President Donald Trump had harsh words for the Kim Jong-Un regime in Pyongyang, but also came down hard on South Korea for what he said was Seoul’s policy of “appeasement.” “South Korea is finding, as I […]

Seriously? Ruling party leader in Seoul calls North’s missile launch ‘unpardonable’, wants talks

Seriously? Ruling party leader in Seoul calls North’s missile launch ‘unpardonable’, wants talks

by WorldTribune Staff, August 30, 2017 South Korea’s ruling party, which saw President Moon Jae-In rise to power on a pledge of dialogue with North Korea, said the North’s latest missile launch was “unpardonable” – an assessment with which the conservative opposition is in full agreement. How should the wealthy but relatively powerless South respond […]

Tense Korea: Leftward tilt in Seoul meets with growing public protests

Tense Korea: Leftward tilt in Seoul meets with growing public protests

by WorldTribune Staff, August 28, 2017 North Korea’s nuclear missile threats have dominated world headlines this year, but growing unrest in the South is exacerbating tensions on a peninsula bordering China and Russia and with U.S. forces stationed in the South. Protests against the liberal Moon Jae-In administration are becoming more frequent and show a […]

The geopolitics of a 2nd Korean War: Seoul can’t necessarily veto pre-emptive strike

The geopolitics of a 2nd Korean War: Seoul can’t necessarily veto pre-emptive strike

by WorldTribune Staff, August 20, 2017 South Korean President Moon Jae-In said last week that any U.S. military action taken against North Korea would first need the consent of South Korea. “This is a firm agreement between South Korea and the United States. The people can be assured that there will be no war,” Moon […]

South Korea’s president promises Seoul is safe; U.S. will not strike without his permission

South Korea’s president promises Seoul is safe; U.S. will not strike without his permission

by WorldTribune Staff, August 17, 2017 The United States will not take military action against North Korea without South Korea’s consent, South Korean President Moon Jae-In said on Aug. 17. “I say this with confidence that there will be no war on the Korean Peninsula ever again,” Moon said in a press conference marking his […]

Trump, Xi huddle by phone on Korea; Pyongyang threatens Seoul for aligning with West

Trump, Xi huddle by phone on Korea; Pyongyang threatens Seoul for aligning with West

by WorldTribune Staff, August 13, 2017 U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by phone on Aug. 12 and reached an agreement that North Korea “must stop its provocative and escalatory behavior,” the White House said in a statement. Trump and Xi “also reiterated their mutual commitment to the denuclearization of the […]

Seoul’s peace pitch to North: Stop with the provocations and we’ll come up for talks

Seoul’s peace pitch to North: Stop with the provocations and we’ll come up for talks

by WorldTribune Staff, August 10, 2017 The South Korean government, at the risk of sounding delusional, weighed in with its proposal for easing the mounting crisis with North Korea. Bilateral talks are still possible if North Korea immediately halts its “repeated provocations and threats,” South Korea’s National Security Council (NSC) said on Aug. 10. “The […]

Pro-Pyongyang paper: Seoul failed to recognize N. Korea’s new ‘strategic status’

Pro-Pyongyang paper: Seoul failed to recognize N. Korea’s new ‘strategic status’

by WorldTribune Staff, August 4, 2017 Whose side is South Korean President Moon Jae-In on, pro-North Korean forces in South Korea and Japan want to know. Liberal leftists and openly pro-North Korean activists passionately backed Moon’s recent victorious election campaign and his supporters’ earlier drive to impeach his predecessor, President Park Geun-Hye. But by subsequently […]

North Korea lashes out at new international criticism on rights

North Korea lashes out at new international criticism on rights

by WorldTribune Staff, July 23, 2017 A North Korea propaganda website on July 22 blasted those it says are “making a fuss” over Pyongyang’s human rights record, Yonhap reported. In the past week, both South Korea liberal government and Britain, which has an active North Korean embassy, have voiced concerns over what they say are […]

Going rogue in Seoul: Leftists’ dream president suddenly hints South Korea should ‘go nuclear’

Going rogue in Seoul: Leftists’ dream president suddenly hints South Korea should ‘go nuclear’

Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk WASHINGTON – The standoff on the Korean peninsula is entering a new phase. While President Moon Jae-In calls for talks with North Koreans, he is also honoring the U.S.-Korean alliance and insisting the North give up its nuclear program. Can Moon have it both ways? He’s besieged by protesters […]