The US and the ROK Will Now Consider Deterring North Korea’s Use of Nuclear Weapons

The US and the ROK Will Now Consider Deterring North Korea’s Use of Nuclear Weapons

From reading the previous article, one could get the impression that, against the background of North Korea’s unprecedented missile activity and the likelihood of a seventh nuclear test by Pyongyang, there are growing calls in the US for an end to Pyongyang through sanctions, a pre-emptive strike or the deployment of nuclear weapons on the…

Are North and South Korea Rushing Blindly Towards the Danger Line?

Are North and South Korea Rushing Blindly Towards the Danger Line?

The events we all can see unfolding on the Korean peninsula at the moment are a good example of the “security dilemma,” in which a country upgrades its military potential to protect itself from its neighbor, but that neighbor sees its actions as an act of aggression and upgrades its own military, thus triggering an…

Interpreting President Putin’s Insight About the Asia-Pacific

Interpreting President Putin’s Insight About the Asia-Pacific

The Russian leader correctly pinpointed the US’ modus operandi when it comes to its attempted “deterrence” (“containment”) of China, which he strongly implied revolves around the dual military-strategic cores of AUKUS and the emerging US-Japan-Republic of Korea trilateral. Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a detailed speech about International Relations on Friday ahead of his country’s…