Sunday, September 6, 2026

Tag: North Korea

Is Donald Trump Good for the Korean Peninsula?

North Korea ultimately prefers the predictability of Russia and China to the unreliability of the United States.

What can North Korea tell us about America’s future?

Is the United States heading toward a hard landing?

Russia and North Korea: An alliance of desperation

The Kremlin can count on only one real ally in its war in Ukraine.

“Doomsday Clock” kept at 90 seconds to midnight for 2024   ...

As the Doomsday Clock" ticks closer to midnight, global tensions and nuclear threats intensify.

North Korea’s real threat

North Korea’s greatest liability is something that it currently views as an asset: its radical isolation.

Working with North Korean defectors

People for Successful Corean Reunification (PSCORE) is a non-governmental organization based in Seoul that advocates for the reunification of the Korean Peninsula...

The problem of sanctions against North Korea

Economic sanctions have demonstrably failed to change North Korean behavior. So, when is the world going to try something new?

The climate crisis and Korea

By setting aside their myriad differences, North and South Korea can show the rest of the world that addressing the climate emergency must take precedence over all other disagreements.

The politics of American protest, with a North Korean twist

The right wing has attacked Gwen Berry for her Olympic trial protest. A North Korean defector has joined that chorus.

US news falsely reports that North Korea threatened to nuke US

In case it isn’t clear that U.S. News & World Report is misinforming readers with a ridiculous interpretation.

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Interfaith leaders say they were ‘misled’ into attending event with far-right Hindu leader

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The agency tried to hand the repeal to Congress instead of going through its own rulemaking process.
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to freeze block on USPS mail ballot rule

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