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US rhetoric masks absence of fresh North Korea policy

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NORTH KOREA/US

South Korea’s unification minister (MOU) warned on April 10 that any US strike on North Korea would put “the safety of the public” at risk. A day later, Seoul’s defence (MND) and…

Pyongyang-Moscow pact raises alarm in Seoul

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RUSSIA

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s national security adviser has hinted that the new treaty signed in Pyongyang, which includes a mutual defence pledge, could prompt Seoul to…

Nuclear weapons’ utility will grow for states globally

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INT/US

The world’s nuclear-armed states and their allies have boycotted the talks, whereas over 123 non-nuclear countries are participating. US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki…

East Asia’s security will become more complex

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EAST ASIA

EAST ASIA: Security will become more complex

Vietnam will rethink its relations with Russia

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VIETNAM

Vietnam is Russia’s closest partner in South-east Asia and has refused to criticise Moscow over the Ukraine war. Between 2000 and 2022, Russia accounted for more than 80% of…

US Congress will leave Trump nuclear authority intact

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UNITED STATES

The standoff with North Korea has led the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to hold a hearing on the president’s authority to order a nuclear first strike. This is the first such…

Russia and China too ill-matched for defence alliance

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RUSSIA/CHINA

The growth of Russian-Chinese security and defence cooperation over recent years has led to talk of a formal military alliance, which President Vladimir Putin said in 2020 was…

Despite NATO worries, China-Russia axis unlikely

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RUSSIA/CHINA

In a new Strategic Concept unveiled in June, NATO said for the first time that Beijing presents "systemic challenges" to the international order and expressed concern about its…

Prospects for Russian foreign policy in 2016

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PROSPECTS 2016

Prospects for Russian foreign policy in 2016.

Singaporean-US ties will strengthen

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SINGAPORE/US

The two leaders reaffirmed the strength of bilateral relations. Singapore, identified as a key US partner in the Indo-Pacific Strategy document released by the White House in…