Bad History
Nuclear diplomacy with North Korea has a bad history by most journalistic accounts. That bad history, however, is mostly just… Bad History is an article from 38 North: Informed Analysis of North Korea, published by…
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Duterte, the Philippines and a Psychopathic Reign of Terror
It is time for the Philippines to face up to the fact that its president, Rodrigo Duterte, is a psychopath drunk on killing. The reign of terror he has initiated and promoted has in just…
As “fire and fury” subsides, what are the lessons learned?
By Jonathan D Pollack On August 14, The Washington Post ran a front-page headline that would have been unimaginable a week before: “U.S. Says Nuclear War Isn’t Imminent.” Six days earlier, President Trump had directed…
Social Media and Shopping: Report Provides Potential Insights on North Korean Online Behavior
A new report offers fascinating insight into Internet activity from North Korea, suggesting that average North Koreans and the upper… Social Media and Shopping: Report Provides Potential Insights on North Korean Online Behavior is an…
Holding Australian banks more accountable
As the global financial crisis showed, bank profiteering at the expense of prudent risk management can devastate economies. In Australia, an independent enquiry into bank activities is long overdue. Source: Finance Asia Read More:…
North Korea’s Sohae Satellite Launch Facility on Standby
Recent commercial satellite imagery of North Korea’s Sohae Satellite Launching Station from August 9 indicates that the facility remains at… North Korea’s Sohae Satellite Launch Facility on Standby is an article from 38 North: Informed…
Yonhap News Flash: North Korean Submarine About to Launch an ICBM! WELL, NOT REALLY.
For those of us steeped in nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles, this headline makes no sense. ICBMs are land-based missiles… Yonhap News Flash: North Korean Submarine About to Launch an ICBM! WELL, NOT REALLY. is…
Beijing taking aim at China's Big Tech
Recent criticisms of Tencent and Ant Financial, among others, hint at growing tensions between Chinese political power and the commanding heights of Chinese technology. Source: Finance Asia Read More: Beijing taking aim at China’s…
Terrorism in the Philippines and U.S.-Philippine security cooperation
By Sheena Chestnut Greitens Events of the past few months—in particular, the prolonged standoff in Marawi, Mindanao—have significantly increased concerns about terrorist activity in the southern Philippines, and in Southeast Asia more broadly. The shape…
Kim Jong Un Steps Back from the Nuclear Cliff
The North Korean report that Kim Jong Un has said he will wait and see what the United States does… Kim Jong Un Steps Back from the Nuclear Cliff is an article from 38 North:…