New Eastern Outlook

EN|FR|RU

Follow us on:

New Eastern Outlook

North Korea

A Chronicle of Inter-Korean Tensions in the Forth Quarter of 2023. Part Two: Actions of the North

This is the second part of the digest on inter-Korean tensions, dedicated to the DPRK actions. See the previous article to learn what the United States and the Republic of Korea did during the same period. Early in the morning on September 2, 2023, “a missile launch exercise was conducted to simulate a tactical nuclear attack to warn enemies of an actual nuclear war danger.” The launch came two days after the US and the ROK completed their 11-day Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise…

Konstantin Asmolov

A Chronicle of Inter-Korean Tensions in the Forth Quarter of 2023. Part One: Actions of the South

We would like to bring to your attention the next digest of “moving towards red lines” on the Korean Peninsula. Since the articles should be kept concise, the author has to divide this narrative into two parts: first, with the South, then, with the North in focus. On October 5, 2023, during hearings in the US Senate, a well-known American expert on the countries of the Korean Peninsula from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Victor Cha, proposed to develop and adopt a new policy providing for prevention measures to neutralize the DPRK missile threat…

Konstantin Asmolov

Launch of a Satellite by North Korea Causes a New Turn in Escalating Tensions Part 5: It is Not Only About a South Korean Satellite

The final text in the series on the North Korean satellite launch will focus on the military and political response of “the southern side”, which had several aspects. The first aspect is the strengthening of the US strategic forces. An aircraft carrier group including the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson and the Los Angeles-class nuclear submarine Santa Fe (SSN-763) arrived in Busan before the launch and visited the Navy base on the Jeju-do island after it. It is alleged, that on October 23, in response to such actions, North Korea launched an unidentified ballistic…

Konstantin Asmolov

North Korea launches a satellite, causing an escalation in tensions Part Three: Discussions about the satellite’s capabilities and the Russian connection

Konstantin Asmolov

News of the assassination attempt on Kim Jong Un

Konstantin Asmolov

The peculiarities of tourism in North Korea

Konstantin Asmolov

Park Sang-hak and company are given the go-ahead, and IT’S DANGEROUS

Konstantin Asmolov

Yoon Mee-hyang’s ordeal

Konstantin Asmolov

< 1 2 3 4 5 6 … 26 >