North Korean criticism of U.S. for joint drills could signal bigger policy shift



Analysis North Korean criticism of U.S. for joint drills could signal bigger policy shift Pyongyang’s unusual singling out of the U.S. for military drills with South Korea reflects a hardening position Rachel Minyoung Lee November 7, 2019 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON U.S. Air Force (VIGILANT ACE 18) North Korea’s “roving ambassador” Kwon Jong Gun on November 6 issued a “press statement” criticizing a U.S. announcement that it will conduct joint aerial exercises with South Korea. Kwon was apparently referring to the U.S. Department of Defense confirmation on November 5 that the U.S. and South Korea will go ahead with a scaled-back version of the annual joint aerial drills, Vigilant Ace, later this month. The South Korean Defense Ministry also confirmed the plan on the same day. Kwon’s press statement is a low-level pronouncement attributed to an individual who works Read More © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01Unpacking North Korea’s silence on redefining its border with the South 02How Iran’s massive missile salvo on Israel previews North Korean tactics 03Where things stand with North Korea’s unfinished crusade against reunification 04Shigeru Ishiba’s ambitions for nuke sharing to deter North Korea face long odds 05Why Seoul needs to do more to spotlight North Korea’s defiance of cyber norms 06What to make of North Korea and Vietnam’s push to bolster military ties 07Fraying ties: Quantifying the apparent deterioration in DPRK-China relations 08Why South Korea going nuclear could spell good news for North Korea 09With 20×10 policy, Kim Jong Un seizes control of local development from regions 10Name game: Decoding the dizzying diversity of monikers for North Korean hackers

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North Korean criticism of U.S. for joint drills could signal bigger policy shift

Pyongyang’s unusual singling out of the U.S. for military drills with South Korea reflects a hardening position

Rachel Minyoung Lee November 7, 2019

North Korean criticism of U.S. for joint drills could signal bigger policy shift

U.S. Air Force (VIGILANT ACE 18)

North Korea’s “roving ambassador” Kwon Jong Gun on November 6 issued a “press statement” criticizing a U.S. announcement that it will conduct joint aerial exercises with South Korea.

Kwon was apparently referring to the U.S. Department of Defense confirmation on November 5 that the U.S. and South Korea will go ahead with a scaled-back version of the annual joint aerial drills, Vigilant Ace, later this month. The South Korean Defense Ministry also confirmed the plan on the same day.

Kwon’s press statement is a low-level pronouncement attributed to an individual who works

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05Why Seoul needs to do more to spotlight North Korea’s defiance of cyber norms
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07Fraying ties: Quantifying the apparent deterioration in DPRK-China relations
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North Korean criticism of U.S. for joint drills could signal bigger policy shift

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