List of North Korea articles
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This undated picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on April 26, 2017 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) attending the combined fire demonstration of the services of the Korean People's Army in celebration of its 85th founding anniversary at the airport of eastern front. / AFP PHOTO / KCNA VIA KNS / STR / South Korea OUT / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT ---EDITORS NOTE--- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS THIS PICTURE WAS MADE AVAILABLE BY A THIRD PARTY. AFP CAN NOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, LOCATION, DATE AND CONTENT OF THIS IMAGE. THIS PHOTO IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY AFP. / (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images) The Maximum Financial-Pressure Strategy for North Korea
The Trump administration wants to place "secondary sanctions" on North Korea. Here's how to do it.
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South Korean protesters hold placards showing a caricature of US President Donald Trump during a rally against the planned deployment of the US-built Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-ballistic missile system, outside the Defence Ministry in Seoul on February 28, 2017. Residents living near a South Korean golf course on February 28 sued to stop it becoming the site of a controversial US missile system loathed by Beijing, their lawyers said as Chinese media poured scorn on the plan. / AFP / JUNG Yeon-Je (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images) South Korea Is More Worried About Donald Trump Than Kim Jong Un
Seoul is used to dealing with an unruly Pyongyang and an imperious Beijing. But it’s the irascible American president who is imposing himself on the country's election.
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Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), one holding ammunition, stand on a street in the northern Syrian town of Manbij on August 7, 2016, as they comb the city in search of the last remaining jihadists, a day after they retook it from the Islamic State group. A coalition of Arab and Kurd fighters on August 6, 2016 seized the Islamic State (IS) group stronghold of Manbij, two months after launching an operation to capture the strategic city in northern Syria, a monitor said. The town had served as a key transit point along IS's supply route from the Turkish border to Raqa, the de facto capital of its self-styled Islamic "caliphate". / AFP / DELIL SOULEIMAN (Photo credit should read DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP/Getty Images) SitRep: Trump Backing Kurds in Syria; Taliban Taking More Ground; U.S. Casualties Rise In Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia
Pentagon About to Spend Big in Asia, French Hacks; Saudis About to Spend on U.S. Weapons; Taiwan Arms Sale in Question; White House Turns Down North Korea Tough Talk
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DSCF3016 War? North of the Korean DMZ, it’s all about the Kims, all about the Kims
Talk of a renewed Korean War has been in the news lately.
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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 29: President Donald Trump is seen through a window speaking on the phone with King of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud, in the Oval Office of the White House, January 29, 2017 in Washington, DC. On Sunday, President Trump is making several phone calls with world leaders from the Oval Office. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) SitRep: Trump Offers to Talk; Syria Chemical Attacks; North Korea Said to Step Up Nuke Program
U.S. Missile Defense in South Korea Up and Running; NATO and Counterterrorism; Afghanistan War Grinds On; Hamas Claims Moderation; Army Secretary Runs into Opposition
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Topographic map of North Korea. (Wikimedia Commons) Why ‘5027’ is a number you should know: How war in Korea might unfold
If there is one problem the U.S. military has studied and thought about, it is war on the Korean peninsula.
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AAAmarines SitRep: U.S. Releases Civilian Death Toll in ISIS Fight; Marines Back in Afghanistan; Trump’s Defense Increase Fizzles
Controversial WH Aide Likely Out; North Korea Says More Tests Coming; Chinese Navy Making New Friends; Turkey Buys Russian Missile Defense System; And Lots More
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art of the chinese deal Shunning Rule Book, Trump Pursues ‘Art of the Deal’ With China
Experts say 'risky and dangerous' approach could produce results.
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US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (R) speaks as British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson (L) and United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres (C) listen during a security council meeting on North Korea at the United Nations headquarters in New York on April 28, 2017. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Washington will push for a tougher global response to North Korea during a meeting Friday of the UN Security Council that will see China come under heavy pressure to rein in its ally. / AFP PHOTO / Jewel SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) Rex Tillerson Calls On U.N. Members To Tighten Vise On North Korea
China, Russia, and other powers voice fear that U.S. threat of military action may lead to miscalculation and war.
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ChinaTimes China’s Angriest Newspaper Doesn’t Speak for China
Nationalist tabloid Global Times has the Communist Party’s backing, but its editorial strategy is more independent than you might think.
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WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 19: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson finishes reading a statement about Iran and North Korea, at the State Department, on April 19, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) SitRep: Trump Rips South Korea, Saudi; Tillerson Says No Regime Change In North Korea; New Flynn Flop
State Wants to talk to U.N. Ambassador; Russian Spy Ship Sinks; McCain Staffers Move Into Trump Administration; Afghan Taliban Kick Up The Fight
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Trump’s 100-Day Theater
What has the U.S. president really accomplished so far? Or is everything just for show?
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US Defense Secretary James Mattis (L) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford are seen on West Executive Drive after briefing US senators on the situation in North Korea in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, next to the White House on April 26, 2017 in Washington, DC. / AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) SitRep: Sanctions, Not War, With North Korea; Trump Hands More Power to Pentagon; U.S. Forces Close to Turkish Bombs
Did Israel Hit Damascus; Defense Contractors Tempering Trump Expectations; Assad’s Chemical Weapons; Russia Investigation to Get Fresh Blood; Houthi Bot Boat Blasted
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US President Donald Trump (R) welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) to the Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Florida, on April 6, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / JIM WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images) The Worst Mistake of Trump’s First 100 Days
There’s plenty of blunders to choose from, but only one clear winner.
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AAACarl Top Admiral Says Not Looking at Regime Change in North Korea
The head of U.S. Pacific Command told a House panel Wednesday that he needs more submarines and missile defense to counter North Korea’s growing threat.