North Korea
Naval clash between two Koreas as Obama heads to Asia
By John Chan, November 12, 2009
Just days before US President Barack Obama commences his first major visit to Asia, a brief exchange of fire took place between South and North Korean naval vessels.
Bill Clinton’s visit to North Korea: a tactical shift in US foreign policy
By John Chan, August 6, 2009
Former US President Bill Clinton arrived in North Korea Tuesday to broker the release of two detained American journalists. Described by the Obama administration as a private mission, the visit signal...
US warship shadows North Korean cargo vessel
By John Chan, June 27, 2009
While the Obama administration has hailed the “unity” of the UN Security Council in imposing new sanctions on North Korea, tensions between the US and China remain, especially over the interdictio...
North Korean nuclear crisis enters a new stage
By John Chan, June 19, 2009
A UN Security Council resolution last Friday imposing harsher sanctions on North Korea and the subsequent threats by Pyongyang, indicate the prolonged crisis on the Korean Peninsula has entered a more...
Obama moves aggressively against North Korea
By Peter Symonds, June 10, 2009
The US administration has signalled a more aggressive stance toward North Korea that will only compound an already tense situation in North East Asia.
North Korean nuclear test triggers international tensions
By Peter Symonds, May 27, 2009
North Korea’s detonation of a small nuclear bomb on Monday provoked immediate condemnation by the UN Security Council and sharply raised tensions in North East Asia.
UN Security Council convened over North Korean missile test
By Patrick Martin, April 6, 2009
The United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting Sunday in response to the test launching of a long-range missile by North Korea earlier in the day.
Impending North Korean missile test raises regional tensions
By John Chan and Peter Symonds, April 3, 2009
North Korean plans to fire a long-range Taepodong-2 rocket are heightening tensions in North East Asia. While Pyongyang claims to be launching a satellite, the US and Japan insist it is carrying out a...
US general menaces North Korea with the “military option”
By Peter Symonds, February 11, 2009
A provocative threat against North Korea by the top US general in South Korea is a clear indication that President Obama intends to continue the Bush administration’s belligerent stance toward Pyong...
