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December 09, 2024

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David Volodzko

David Volodzko

David Volodzko is a journalist whose writing has appeared in Foreign Policy, the Jamestown Foundation, The Diplomat and the Wall Street Journal. He is also a former Korea correspondent for South China Morning Post and the former national editor for Korea JoongAng Daily.

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Biden’s ‘Asia tsar’ appointee adds to a wave of focus on North Korea and China

Kurt Campbell’s next pivot to Asia strategy involves the U.S. bringing its allies together to pressure North Korea

David VolodzkoDavid VolodzkoJanuary 14, 2021
Analysis

New CIA nominee favors back-channel talks with North Korea and Iran nuclear deal

President-elect Joe Biden nominated William “Bill” Burns to head the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency

David VolodzkoDavid VolodzkoJanuary 11, 2021
News

US sets up new cybersecurity bureau to combat threat from North Korea and others

State Department says North Korean, Chinese, Russian and Iranian cyber threat has increased since 2019

David VolodzkoDavid VolodzkoJanuary 8, 2021
Analysis

How Biden’s foreign policy and defense picks could affect North Korea

Biden recently picked Wendy Sherman, Kathleen Hicks, Victoria Nuland and Colin Kahl to join his team

David VolodzkoDavid VolodzkoJanuary 7, 2021
News

Top US commander wants Biden to shoot for more North Korea diplomacy in 2021

United States Forces Korea commander urges Biden to continue military drills as well as ‘palpable’ reduction of tensions

David VolodzkoDavid VolodzkoJanuary 4, 2021
News

Seoul foreign minister defends leaflet law, says free speech is ‘not absolute’

Kang Kyung-wha spoke up about a controversial new law that bans leaflets and other items from being sent to North Korea

David VolodzkoDavid VolodzkoDecember 16, 2020
News

After major Russian spy hacks, US says North Korea is an even stronger threat

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said North Korea is more prolific than Russia about trying to get into American servers

David VolodzkoDavid VolodzkoDecember 14, 2020
News

US official will probe South Korean civic rights if ‘anti-leaflet’ bill passes

Seoul may soon pass a bill that would punish sending leaflets into North Korea with possible fines and jail time

David VolodzkoDavid VolodzkoDecember 13, 2020
Analysis

Is Washington abandoning its plan to denuclearize North Korea?

Some are starting to call for a peace regime or a nuclear freeze, but it's unclear what Biden will do

David VolodzkoDavid VolodzkoDecember 11, 2020
News

Joe Biden’s pick for the Pentagon lacks any noticeable experience on North Korea

Retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin has a long career dealing with the Middle East, but has said very little about Pyongyang

David VolodzkoDavid VolodzkoDecember 8, 2020