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Fishing With Dynamite by Marcus Noland

Victor Cha has argued that North Korea does not commit provocations when engaged; a short paper “Has South Korea’s Engagement Policy Reduced North Korea’s Provocations?,” in the current North Korea Review, disputes that notion, at least when it comes to the Northern Limit Line. Kim Insoo and Lee Minyong say …

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N. Korean military document ties ‘Captain’ Kim Jong-Un to provocations against South

The heir-apparent to Kim Jong-Il, his youngest son Kim Jong-Un, masterminded last year’s torpedo and artillery attacks on South Korea to establish a military record and win support

NK urges cancellation of ROK-US military drill

North Korea on Saturday repeated its call for the cancellation of an upcoming South Korea-U.S. military drill, saying Seoul was deliberately trying to ruin the atmosphere of dialogue

Stop to S. Korean Military Authorities′ Moves to Introduce Weapons for Aggression Demanded

Pyongyang, July 26 (KCNA) -- The south Korean People for Achieving Peace and Reunification staged a demonstration outside the Ministry of Defense on July 20 in demand of

N.Korea Lays Train Tracks to New Missile Site

North Korea has been laying train tracks between a new missile test site in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province and a nearby railroad station. In October last year before it

S. Korea, US to Launch Joint Military Drills Next Month

The military will conduct a ten-day joint drill with U.S. forces next month. The South Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command announced on Monday that the annual Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFG)

General Thurman takes in U.S. forces’ command in S Korea (2 stories)

An inauguration ceremony was held at the Yongsan Garrison on Thursday for the new commander of U.S. forces stationed in South Korea, with Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin and

U.S., Seoul Make Plans to Respond to Attacks

SEOUL—U.S. and South Korean military leaders this year developed broad new countermeasures and plans for dealing with North Korean attacks against the South, amid pressure in Seoul to

We can’t say where the aid will end up, by Kim Yong-Soon

There have been many voices heard from both in and outside of the South Korean government advocating the resumption of aid to North Korea. The debate between the

N.Korea Bristles at S.Korean ‘Slander’ of Regime

North Korea said Wednesday considers "as a new declaration of war" slogans by South Korean frontline units criticizing North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and his son and heir