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What North Korea can tell us about America’s future

Trump and Kim have something in common: their desire for total control. This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com.

North Korea is relieved its nuclear weapons have prevented a fate like Iran's

The U.S. long pushed for both Iran and North Korea to quit their nuclear plans. After seeing Iran's leader get killed, North Korea's Kim Jong Un believes he made the right choice to stay the course.

North Korea’s Nuclear Arsenal Is Outgrowing US Missile Defenses

The nation’s ascent from a rogue state to a full-fledged atomic power means it may soon have a globally relevant deterrent.
CounterPunchOpinion

Is the U.S. Heading Toward a Hard Landing?

Ever since North Korea suffered through the death of its first leader in 1994, a loss magnified by an economic collapse and a ...
The Diplomat

AUKUS and North Korea in the Indo-Pacific: 5 Years On

Pyongyang portrays AUKUS as a dangerous threat, but has it really influenced North Korea’s evolving grand strategy?
East Asia Forum

North Korea’s strategic play in an era of great power confrontation

North Korea’s arms transfer to Russia deepens defence ties and open economic lifelines, while a reset with China has stabilised relations without closing differences on denuclearisation. The triangle ...

Where would Iran be if there were no North Korea?

Much of what Iran wields today was transferred, adapted, refined and sustained through decades of strategic cooperation with ...