Many have been commenting on the fraternal rhetoric China showered on the DPRK during the recent successful visit of Kim Jong-un to Beijing. During a meeting between the leaders of two countries whose Communist and Juche systems are related due to their shared Marxist foundations, there was great talk of […]
Tag: North Korea
DPRK Leader Kim Jong-un Will Meet South Korean President Moon Jae-in on 27 April
After returning from China where he had a successful meeting with President Xi Jinping, the DPRK’s head of state Kim Jong-un is set to hold his first face-to-face meeting with his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in. This will be only the third time in history where heads of state from […]
Xi Jinping and Kim Jong-un Make History in Beijing
DPRK (North Korea) Leader Kim Jong-un has concluded a three day visit to China where he held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of The People. This was Kim Jong-un’s first visit abroad since becoming his nation’s head of state in 2011. Comparing Socialism With Chinese […]
Dr. Sangsoo Lee on North-South Korean Relations
The following is an interview conducted by Seymur Mammadov who spoke with Dr. Sangsoo Lee. Dr. Sangsoo Lee joined The Institute for Security and Development Policy in 2007. He is Senior Research Fellow, and Project Manager of the Korean Peninsula Project. His areas of interest are Security and Conflict issues […]
All Trump is Saying is Give War a Chance
Donald Trump’s tendency to run the government of a military superpower in the style of a reality TV show ceased being amusing the moment it became clear that the anti-interventionist rhetoric of his campaign was a sham. The moment this happened in earnest was on the 6th of April, 2017, […]
Is Japanese Premier Proposing Kim Jong-un Summit to Distract From Domestic Scandals?
Long serving Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe is currently embroiled in a cronyism scandal involving selling government land to the Moritomo Gakuen school for a price discounted well below market value. Making matters worse, the Prime Minister’s wife Akie Abe was the honorary principal of the school who has subsequently resigned since the […]
The Philippines Should Host the Kim Jong-un/Donald Trump Summit and Make Washington and Beijing Pay For It
At the moment, one of the biggest obstacles in finalising a peace summit between Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump, is selecting a location that is considered politically neutral and geographically reasonable. This means that it will likely not be held on the Korean peninsula, nor on the soil of any […]
