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Dec 4, 2024 | 
armscontrol.org | Tong Zhao |Thomas Countryman |Ellie Geranmayeh |Jenny Town
December 2024When Donald Trump begins his second term as U.S. president on January 20, he will assume control of an arsenal of 5,044 nuclear weapons and responsibility for guiding U.S. policy toward nine nuclear-armed states, one state that is dangerously close to becoming nuclear-capable and several conflicts that potentially could escalate to nuclear-weapons use.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
warontherocks.com | Jenny Town |Thomas Shugart |Maria Snegovaya
A lot happens every day. Alliances shift, leaders change, and conflicts erupt. With In Brief, we’ll help you make sense of it all. Each week, experts will dig deep on a single issue happening in the world to help you better understand it. *** This weekend, Russia signed into law a strategic partnership agreement with North Korea that includes a mutual defense provision and strengthens security ties between the two countries.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
stimson.org | Jenny Town |Joaquin Matamis
Editor’s Note: Terence Roehrig is Professor of National Security Affairs at the US Naval War College and is a nonresident expert with the Center for Korean Legal Studies at Columbia University. Dr. David C. Logan is Assistant Professor of Security Studies at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.
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Sep 13, 2024 | 
38north.org | Olli Heinonen |Jack J. Liu |Peter Makowsky |Jenny Town |Martyn Williams
On Friday, North Korean state media reported that Kim Jong Un visited uranium enrichment facilities to learn more about the country’s fissile material production process and capabilities. During the visit, Kim was accompanied by Hong Sung Mu, one of the country’s leading nuclear scientists, and the head of the country’s Nuclear Weapons Institute, whose name is unclear. The North Korean media coverage of this site visit is the first time images of the country’s centrifuge program have been shown.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
38north.org | Peter Makowsky |Jenny Town |Iliana Ragnone
OverviewThe Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC), a joint venture between North Korea and South Korea that hosted South Korean manufacturers inside North Korea and employed North Korean labor, shut down in 2016 amid deteriorating relations. Recent commercial imagery analysis shows a moderate uptick in activity—especially since 2023.
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Jul 12, 2024 | 
stimson.org | Jenny Town
Last month’s summit between Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK or North Korea) leader Kim Jong Un was a clear illustration of how the global order is evolving and the increased connectivity of security affairs from region to region.
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Jun 22, 2024 | 
myemail-api.constantcontact.com | Dasl Yoon |Damien Cave |Jenny Town |Yun Sun
Quotes of the Day:“The historian's rightful task is to distil experience as a medicinal warning for the future generations, not to distil a drug.”– B.H. Liddell Hart"When you teach a man to hate and fear his brother, when you teach that he is a lesser man because of his color or his beliefs or the policies he pursues, when you teach that those who differ from you threaten your freedom or your job or your family, then you also learn to confront others not as fellow citizens but as enemies...
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Jun 21, 2024 | 
38north.org | Jenny Town |Yun Sun |Rachel Lee |Yuki Tatsumi
Among the 23 articles of the treaty was a clause that brought back language from the 1961 Treaty between the Soviet Union and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea), pledging mutual immediate “military and other assistance by all means at its disposal” in case of armed aggression on either of the parties.
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Jun 21, 2024 | 
stimson.org | Jenny Town |Yun Sun |Rachel Lee |Yuki Tatsumi
On June 19, 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un were all smiles during Putin’s whirlwind state visit to Pyongyang. Amid fanfare and pageantry (as well as some lavish gift giving including a joy ride in a second luxury car gifted to Kim), the two leaders signed a Treaty upgrading their relationship to a “comprehensive strategic partnership” – the highest level of bilateral relations for Russia.
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Apr 24, 2024 | 
38north.org | Martyn Williams |Jenny Town |Iliana Ragnone
Commercial satellite imagery indicates that major progress has been made on modernizing North Korea’s Pukchang military airfield. Among several improvements, such as a new taxiway and additional aprons, the most notable is the extension of the main runway to 2,800 meters, now matching the extended runway at the recently renovated Sunchon Airfield. The majority of North Korea’s military airfields currently have 2,500-meter runways.
