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Part 3: Politicized intelligence, South Korean-style

Columnists, Donald Kirk, Exclusives, Geostrategy-Direct, NE Asia, North Korea, South Korea, Top Stories, U.S. Intelligence, U.S. Politics, Washington

Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk Following is an excerpt from a book by WorldTribune and Geostrategy-Direct columnist Donald Kirk…

North Korean actions speak loudly as world leaders say little

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Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — As a North Korean medium range Pukguksong missile arched across…

Tillerson: U.S. will back Japan, South Korea with ‘full range’ of nuclear, conventional capabilities

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by WorldTribune Staff, February 17, 2017 In the wake of North Korea’s latest test of a nuclear-capable missile, U.S. Secretary…

Brotherly love lost: More trouble in communism’s first and last dynasty

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Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk Kim Jong-Nam showed the warm and human face of North Korea’s dynastic family. You…

Trump’s strategic ambiguity on Korea has China on edge

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Special to WorldTribune.com By Geostrategy-Direct Chinese officials and analysts said Beijing remains “uncertain” about the Trump administration and its strategy…

Reports: Kim Jong-Un’s half-brother, the first-born son of Kim Jong-Il, assassinated in Malaysia

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by WorldTribune Staff, February 14, 2017 North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un’s half-brother has been killed in Malaysia, reports said. Kim…

North Korean defector living in Russia fights potentially fatal deportation

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Special to WorldTribune.com By Farangis Najibullah, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Choe Myong Bok has lived in Russia since…

Part 2: South Korean intelligence officer had to fight both Seoul and the Dept. of Homeland Security for asylum in the U.S.

Columnists, Donald Kirk, Exclusives, North Korea, South Korea, Top Stories, U.S. Intelligence, Washington

Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk Following is an excerpt from a book by WorldTribune and Geostrategy-Direct columnist Donald Kirk…

First foreign trip by Mattis signaled urgency of simmering crisis in Northeast Asia

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Special to WorldTribune.com By Geostrategy-Direct James Mattis chose Seoul and Tokyo as his first ever overseas visits days after he…

Armed Services chairman urges missile defense spending hike, citing rogue states

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Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty The United States should invest more in missile defense given repeated…