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Russia-China-North Korea Relations & Obstacles March 27, 2025

Intel: Russia, Iran, China, & North Korea Dangers U.S. March 26, 2025

America’s four great adversaries — China, Iran, North Korea and Russia — are increasingly acting in unison to undercut US interests, the intelligence community revealed Tuesday. ...

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A New Asian Bloc in the Making? March 24, 2025

Senior officials from China, South Korea and Japan will soon meet in Tokyo to try to establish a more formal relationship, replete with security and economic benefits. Informal talks had already been held between China and Japan, so it appears the tw...

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U.S.-South Africa Diplomatic Crisis Provides an Opportunity for a New Beginning March 22, 2025

U.S.-South Africa relations sank to a new low last week after the South African ambassador to Washington, Ebrahim Rasool, accused the Trump administration of “supremacy” on four occasions during an online lecture on U.S. foreign policy to a South Afr...

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America Should Talk to Hamas About Hostages March 21, 2025

Axios recently reported that Israel’s Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer “lashed out” at U.S. hostage envoy Adam Boehler in a “tense” phone call for negotiating with terror group Hamas for the return of a kidnapped U.S. citizen.In February, the U....

The Fragile Axis of Upheaval March 18, 2025

Even regional wars have geopolitical consequences, and when it comes to Russia’s war on Ukraine, the most important of these has been the formation of a loose entente among China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia. Some U.S. national security experts hav...

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North Korea

America’s Retreat Leaves a Leadership Void March 14, 2025

A shouting match with the Ukrainian president on live TV; tariffs hammering allies; talk of annexing Canada; NATO, once a pillar of stability, now caught in a storm of doubt; the U.S. standing with Belarus and North Korea in refusing to condemn Mosco...

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North Korea Fires Multiple Ballistic Missiles — Seoul March 10, 2025

A Window Into the DPRK Military March 06, 2025

The direct intervention of North Korea in the Ukraine war represents a test benchmark for the Korea’s People Army, whose battlefield actions are now challenging the traditional Western opinions that have always drawn it as an obsolete and ineffective...

North Korea

North Korea Sends More Troops to Russia, Redeploys to Kursk Front Line February 27, 2025

Face Reality: North Korea Is a Nuclear Power February 27, 2025

For now, President Trump should seek to freeze, not end, Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program. ...

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China’s Ties With North Korea Are in a Ditch February 20, 2025

One year ago, experts had many reasons to think China and North Korea would become closer than ever before. But that’s not what happened. Instead, Beijing and Pyongyang have become distinctly discordant and discourteous. This gap between the expectat...

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'The Unholy Alliance:' China, Iran, Russia, & North Korea February 14, 2025

But it is important that Trump also realize that on the global stage, China and Iran are a package deal with Vladimir Putin’s Russia and Kim Jong Un’s North Korea, and any appeasement or leniency toward any of them would embolden the others. In that ...

Trump Can and Should Save Ukraine February 14, 2025

Trump has been making headway on his campaign promises. From pardoning Jan. 6 rioters, to pulling out of the Paris climate agreement, to threatening tariffs on America’s largest trading partner (and toying with Canada’s sovereignty while he’s at it),...

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Seoul’s Crisis: A Test of U.S. Resolve in the Indo-Pacific February 13, 2025

South Korea’s political upheaval, marked by the arrest of President Yoon Suk Yeol, has plunged a critical United States ally into turmoil at a pivotal moment for the Indo-Pacific. With the Biden administration leaving office, the incoming Trump admin...

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North Korea Sent Russia 200 Long-Range Artillery Systems, Seoul Says February 11, 2025

Trump the ‘Peacemaker’ Faces Many Obstacles February 11, 2025

But deals with Iran, North Korea, and Ukraine are still very much alive ...

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North Korea Criticizes Marco Rubio for Calling It a ‘Rogue State’ February 03, 2025

Defectors Offer Insight Into North Korean Soldiers January 31, 2025

All North Korean recruits are taught a song that includes a verse about saving their last bullet for themselves to avoid capture, one former soldier told NBC News....

North Korea

North Korea Prepares To Send More Troops to Russia After Casualties January 24, 2025

The U.S., South Korea and Japan Should Work Together January 21, 2025

With Donald Trump’s return to the presidency now a reality, the Indo-Pacific faces an era of heightened uncertainty driven by North Korea’s growing military capabilities and China’s expanding regional influence. In this environment, trilateral securi...

South Korea

North Korea’s Suicide Soldiers Pose New Challenge for Ukraine January 14, 2025

North Korea Launches Test Missiles Towards East Sea: Seoul January 14, 2025

Who’s Afraid of America First? January 10, 2025

To many countries in Europe, the return of Donald Trump to the White House is seen as a momentous, almost apocalyptic, shift that is likely to disrupt alliances and upend economic relations. Meanwhile, American adversaries such as China, Iran, North ...

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Asia

Transforming Russia from Spoiler to Pivot Player January 08, 2025

The invasion of Ukraine has underscored Russia’s enduring capacity to disrupt global stability. Yet, as the United States navigates an increasingly competitive geopolitical environment dominated by China’s ascendancy, we must recalibrate our strategy...

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