DPRK
The latest ratcheting up of tension against the background of US-ROK exercises
I'm writing this on the eve of a possible escalation which has already begun at the level of words but has not yet approached the situation of 2013 or 2010 in terms of tension. The fact is that every year...
North Korea: Nuclear Testing in Exchange for Military Drills
The beginning of 2015 was marked with the usual offers from the North Korean government to reduce tension on the Korean peninsula. To begin with, on January 7, a spokesperson for the National Defence Commission for DPRK demanded a clear...
The UN Security Council discusses the human rights issues in DPRK
On December 22, 2014 the UN Security Council discussed the issue of human rights in North Korea. The meeting, devoted to the problem of observance of human rights in the DPRK, was held for the first time: until now the UN Security...
