North Korea

What drives Russia’s Korea policy?
What drives Russia’s Korea policy?
To discuss what's driving Russia's Korea policy, we need a framework within which we can begin to understand Moscow’s motives regarding North Korea’s nuclearisation and the…
A modest proposal for Australian engagement in North Korea
A modest proposal for Australian engagement in North Korea
I have a modest proposal to make for Australia to directly engage with North Korea. Australia maintains diplomatic relations with North Korea, but has no representation in…
'Tweets aside, US North Korea strategy is working'
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'Tweets aside, US North Korea strategy is working'
Originally published in The Australian (Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland/Flickr) Alan Dupont
On North Korea, China’s interests are unchanged
On North Korea, China’s interests are unchanged
China's recent move to close North Korean businesses operating in China is undoubtedly welcome news to Australian and US policymakers. However, this is should not be seen as…
North Korea’s underground N testing reaching a limit
North Korea’s underground N testing reaching a limit
A test of a North Korean thermonuclear weapon (or H-Bomb) over the Pacific Ocean is horrifying proposition. Apart from the serious strategic implications, the physical blast and…
‘Suicide note’?: Turnbull’s North Korea rhetoric will no longer wash
‘Suicide note’?: Turnbull’s North Korea rhetoric will no longer wash
Here are a few quotes from Prime Minister Turnbull today after North Korea's latest ballistic missile test: This is a sign, I believe, of their frustration at the increased…
Don’t discount the chances of a new Korean war
Don’t discount the chances of a new Korean war
Robert Kelly all but discounts the possibility of conflict on the Korean Peninsula. While this is plainly wrong, he is right on other points, namely the emotional differences…
North Korea: Why the West freaks out but South Korea doesn’t
North Korea: Why the West freaks out but South Korea doesn’t
The war-scare over North Korean missiles continues to escalate, yet the outcome is not really in doubt. I don't know one person in the Korea analyst community who thinks war is…
North Korea: Trump’s terrible binary choice
North Korea: Trump’s terrible binary choice
It is critical that we understand what North Korea’s test of a thermonuclear device means. North Korea claims that the weapon is miniaturised to fit onto a Hwasong­–14…
North Korean nuclear crisis: Talks still the best option
North Korean nuclear crisis: Talks still the best option
North Korea has just carried out its sixth nuclear test, claimed to be of a hydrogen bomb suitable for fitting on a missile capable of reaching the United States. At this stage…