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Two items that came into our inbox over the summer are indicative of continuing shifts in the geostrategic and economic landscape. One focused on mil-mil relations between Seoul and Beijing; the other on the rapidly evolving relationship between the ROK and India. In combination, the stories show the complexity of the emerging security architecture as [...]
Most of our “not satire” entries take one of two forms: the weird things the North Koreans themselves say and do with a straight face (soccer players struck by lightening; ostrich farms; North Korea filing claims against KEDO); and the even weirder things that come out of the mouths of foreigners enamored with the place. [...]
We have made what we believe is a measured, eyes-open, risk-averse case for aid. The limited evidence we have on aggregate supply, commercial trade, existing stocks, the likely performance of the summer harvest and prices—both international and domestic—point to ongoing shortages that will almost certainly have adverse effects on vulnerable portions of the population. These [...]
Two stories of North Korean illicit activities hit the headlines this month through they illustrate different dimensions of the issue. North Korean diplomats have long been engaged in smuggling and other illicit activities, motivated at least in part by their need to generate revenue that is kicked back to Pyongyang. (Not all of these money-making schemes [...]
