Japan’s post-war Constitution North Korea is acting as if to wake a long-time sleeping lion in Asia—that is, Japan. Pyongyang has rapidly been magnifying its missile and nuclear threat, firing 20 ballistic missiles and conducting one nuclear test this year alone. Right-wing politicians in Tokyo are claiming Pyongyang is virtually declaring war against […]
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3 Reasons China Can’t Stop Exporting Oil to North Korea
For months the administration of United States President Donald Trump has imposed “maximum pressure” on North Korea, both diplomatically and militarily, to stop its development of nuclear and missile programs. But, as if to make Trump lose face in front of the international community, Pyongyang forced through its second intercontinental ballistic missile […]
Can Washington and Seoul Agree on How to Deal With North Korea?
South Korean President Moon Jae-in is set to meet United States President Donald Trump on Thursday, June 29, in Washington for the first time. The eyes of the world will be fixated on how a conciliatory president in Seoul and a confrontational one in Washington agree to deal with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un and […]