North Korea
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China’s concerns over the U.S.-led missile defense in Korea
My comments for NK News‘s recent analysis, Why Seoul shrugs at U.S.-led missile defense: Military analyst Subin Kim said THAAD would mean a leap in defense capabilities. “With the implementation of the THAAD, South Korea would be able to shoot down ballistic missiles up to 150 kilometers in altitude,” he said. As the South Korean…
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A Glimpse of what the Park administration is thinking about the North Korean contingency
Yoo Seong-ok, the president of the Institute for National Security Strategy gave an interview to Chosun Ilbo. As you are probably aware of, INSS is an NIS research center. Yoo also worked as a North Korea analyst at the National Intelligence Service for 26 years. So it wouldn’t be far-fetching to assume his opinion gives us…
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WONK FIGHT!
세상에 구경거리가 불구경만 있는 것은 아니다. 학자들끼리의 싸움도 재미있는 구경거리다. 세상의 모든 학자들이 동일한 의견을 갖고 있을 리 없고, 상반된 의견을 갖고 있는 학자들끼리는 논쟁을 피할 수가 없다. 학자들끼리의 싸움이 희귀한 건 아니라는 얘기다. 이를 구경거리로 만드는 요인은 두 가지다. 서로의 주장에 숨어 있는 허점을 공박하는 모습과 덤으로 제공되는 자존심 싸움과 인신공격, 상호비방들이다. 사실 가장…
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U.S. Conservative think tanks behind the North Korean collapse theory?
Weeks ago, I was wondering what lies behind Park administration’s (seemingly wishful) suggestion of North Korean contingency. My source in the ROK intelligence community told me that he is not personally aware of any indications of the contingency but there are some analysts who think there is something going on in North Korea. Exactly what…
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