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North Korea may goad South Korea into limited conflict

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NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA

Pyongyang claims to have tested a new nuclear-capable underwater drone -- Seoul is sceptical -- and North Korea’s foreign minister has visited Moscow. South Korean President Yoon…

Purge in Pyongyang suggests Kim still not secure

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NORTH KOREA

North Korean politics.

Prospects for North Korea in 2018

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PROSPECTS 2018

Prospects for North Korea in 2018.

Regime change in Pyongyang cannot be ruled out

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NORTH KOREA

Yet events beyond its borders mean that if the regime does not change its direction strains can only increase. Modern media, impossible to exclude entirely, mean Pyongyang no…

Hope of new inter-Korean thaw will be disappointed

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NORTH KOREA

However, Pyongyang ignored Seoul’s offer to conduct a joint search for the body.

US allies will worry about Trump's Asia policies

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UNITED STATES

Democrats and Republicans largely share the assessment that China poses the greatest challenge to US interests globally. The Biden administration retained Trump’s strong tariff…

North Korean weapons testing is just a matter of time

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NORTH KOREA

Also today, South Korea’s defence ministry confirmed that joint military exercises with US forces will go ahead next month. A new summit between US President Donald Trump and Kim…

Seoul’s next leader will be a non-centrist outsider

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SOUTH KOREA

Neither is from their party’s mainstream, and has never been elected as a lawmaker. The conservative, Yoon Seok-youl, is a former prosecutor general. The liberal, Lee Jae-myung…

Prospects for East Asia (ex-China) in 2024

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PROSPECTS 2024

Inflation remains a problem, though there has been a tourism surge. South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s approval ratings remain low, with the opposition winning a key…

Scandals weaken South Korea’s left-wing government

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SOUTH KOREA

Large rallies by conservative groups, citing his far-left past and alleged corruption involving his family, were countered by even larger liberal demonstrations supporting his…