Pyongyang is dependent on the world's second-largest economy, but the "blood-cemented alliance" doesn't extend to security ...

For decades, North Korea's air force has been a collection of Cold War relics barely able to leave the ground, let alone pose a threat beyond its borders. In March 2025, intelligence analysts spotted ...

Lee Jae-myung, South Korea's liberal presidential candidate, aims to restore communication with North Korea and strengthen ...

South Korea hosts the third-largest number of American troops outside the U.S.—after Japan and Germany—stationed there to help defend Seoul against threats from nuclear-armed North Korea and support ...

Lee Jae-myung vowed to restore communication channels with North Korea, including a military hotline, if elected in South ...

Here’s how some other nations have already responded to the “Golden Dome.” ...

Join ASPI for a timely discussion on the South Korean election results and its implications for the U.S.-ROK alliance and ...

Trade tensions are building, the military alliance is under pressure and Korean domestic politics are fraught. Can Seoul ...

The two Koreas have in the past communicated using hotlines but Pyongyang had stopped responding since 2023. Read more at ...

In the left’s upside-down worldview, Beijing is no longer seen as a threat — but as a model of post-Western order.

Kim Jong Un pledged to deepen North Korea’s deterrent posture across air, land, and increasingly sea-based platforms, ...