Austin Ramzy

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China’s North Korea Irritation

Just how steadfast is China’s support of North Korea?

It is a question that has been asked by outsiders since the Korean Peninsula was divided after World War II. Given the secrecy of the two allies, concrete answers are …

Korean Poker: Five-Card Dud?

It seems paradoxical to say it, given Pyongyang’s almost daily exercises in escalation, but the North Korean leadership almost certainly does not want to go to war.

Not that it would flinch at a massive loss of life if it …

NoKo Confirms “Successful” Nuclear Test

BEIJING — North Korea conducted its third test of a nuclear device Tuesday, raising fears of instability in Northeast Asia and new questions about whether the isolated authoritarian regime can be stopped in its decades-long …