Konstantin Asmolov
Aggravation in the Korean-Japanese Relations: the Japanese Angle
The trade war between Japan and South Korea is going on, and the author needs to clarify why Tokyo lost its temper at last. The South Korean mass media, naturally, see the reasons for the trade war not as Seoul’s desire to ignore international law, but...
Kim Dong Chul’s New Testimony: More Unpleasant Truth on Espionage in North Korea
Five years ago, the author pointed out to what occurred after the North Korean authorities released three convicted US citizens (46-year-old Kenneth Bae, 24-year-old Matthew Todd Miller and 56-year-old Jeffrey E. Fowle), who were all considered “innocent victims of the regime.” Kenneth Bae, during his visit...
DPRK's Fourth Short Range Missile Launch and the International Reaction
Early in the morning of August 6, North Korea conducted a new series of missile launches, the fourth incident over the last two weeks. Short-range missiles (presumably the same type as those that were launched on July 25 crossed the Korean peninsula from the west to...
