The bold initiative by the Russian government to withdraw some of its forces from Syria is a lesson in the use of limited military means to achieve limited political ends. With the finesse of a skilled surgeon, the Russian intervention saved…
North Korea
18.03.2016
North Korea Punished for Helping to Liberate Africa
Soon, most likely, there will be new brutal sanctions imposed against North Korea. And there will be massive provocative military exercises held, involving the US and South Korean (ROKDahJTkfw. In brief…
16.03.2016
On the Importance of Staying Cool in the Face of Provocations
On March 7, the Republic of Korea (ROKDahJTkfw-United States joint military drills known as Key Resolve and Foal Eagle began. The goal of this year’s exercises is to practice pinpoint strikes on the North Korean (DPRKDahJTkfw leadership and…
14.03.2016
Will the DPRK be Recognised as a Nuclear State?
Inter-Korean relations have reached their nadir. Following the North’s fourth nuclear test in January and subsequent long-range rocket launch that placed a satellite in orbit, Seoul has closed the Kaesong Industrial Complex. Pyongyang has cut military…
08.03.2016
Have We Witnessed a Dramatic Change in the Military Doctrine of the DPRK?
As it was reported on Friday by the KCNA, during a visit to a closed firing range where advanced multiple rocket launchers were tested, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un announced that the country should be prepared to use…
19.01.2016
Reality and Hypocrisy: DPRK Nuclear Test Condemned By Nuclear Powers
The news of another nuclear weapon test by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, often referred to in the west as North Korea, has been met with condemnation from the most powerful nuclear armed state of them all, the United…
15.12.2015
Kim Jong-un and Hydrogen Bomb
Sensational news! Pyongyang has another superweapon! On December 10, Kim Jong-un delivered a speech at the country’s first weapons factory in the Phyongchon District of Pyongyang, which commenced operations in 1945. Today the factory…
11.12.2015
Could the DPRK Abandon Its Nuclear Program?
I am frequently asked in interviews whether North Korea can abandon its nuclear program and what Russia thinks about it. Recently, these questions have become even more frequent for two reasons. First, the South made the latest in a series of “ambitious…
23.11.2015
The current state of China-North Korea relations
Discussions on “How soon will China surrender North Korea” are the topic of the day of South Korean or American political analysts, expecting that sooner or later Beijing will get bored of the Pyongyang’s provocative behaviour (“pragmatism will…
15.11.2015
On the Issue of the “North Korean Slaves”
The past year of 2014 is best remembered for a serious attempt to put pressure on North Korea for its observance of “human rights” in the country. And although the projects of Marzuki Darusman and Sonja Biserko, on the whole, failed, because of…
26.08.2015
How the Republic of Korea and the United States are afraid of North Korea
We have repeatedly talked about how the US and its allies continue to frighten the world with the North Korean threat, presenting its missiles or nuclear program much like the Death Star from the famous Star Wars films. Today, we’ll…
24.08.2015
Military Potential of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea—Fantasies and Reality
Another report on the military potential of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, issued by the U.S.-Korea Institute (USKIDahJTkfw of the School of Advanced International Studies (SAISDahJTkfw at Johns Hopkins University, Washington, which…
