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Nadia Helmy • Modern Diplomacy

North Korea's New Missile Threat

What It Means for China, Taiwan and U..S Defenses

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Anton Ponomarenko • War on the Rocks

North Korea's Irregular Warfare After Ukraine

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Thomas Newdick • TWZ

North Korea Tests New Hwasong-11Ma Hypersonic Missile

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North Korea Launches 2 Ballistic Missiles and Dials Up Pressure on the U.S.

Hyung-Jin Kim • RealClearDefense • September 21, 2026

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Sunday, South Korea’s military said, days after the North threatened to bolster its nuclear deterrent capabilities and respond to what it called U.S. hostilities.

The launches were the latest in a series of weapons demonstrations by North Korea even after U.S. President Donald Trump scaled back a joint military exercise with South Korea last month in an apparent effort to revive diplomacy with the North’s leader, Kim Jong Un.

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Hyung-Jin Kim • Associated Press

North Korea Launches 2 Ballistic Missiles and Dials Up Pressure on the U.S.

North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Sunday, South Korea's military said, days after the North threatened to...

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What's Behind Seoul's Olive Branch to Pyongyang?

Syeda Aimen Riaz • RealClearDefense • September 18, 2026

On the 81st anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japanese colonial rule, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung called for a formal conclusion of the Korean War and peaceful ties between Seoul and Pyongyang. President Lee’s peace offering to Pyongyang is being hailed as a massive step towards regional de-escalation and peaceful coexistence. But the important question: what influenced the South Korean leader to extend an olive Branch to Pyongyang at this point?

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Syeda Aimen Riaz • RealClearDefense

What's Behind Seoul's Olive Branch to Pyongyang?

The U.S.-Israel War on Iran has exposed the illusion of U.S. security guarantees to its allies, both in the Middle East and the Indo-Pacific

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09/16/26
Gabriela Bernal • The Interpreter

Seoul's Defence Pivot to Europe

North Korea's troops in Ukraine have given South Korea and European nations new reasons to work together.

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09/15/26
Dzirhan Mahadzir • USNI News

North Korea Tests Missiles, Attack Drones on Island in Sea of Japan

North Korea fired short-range ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and attack drones at an island in the Sea of Japan on Sunday as part of a...

09/15/26Read it on USNI News
09/14/26
Lyle Goldstein • RealClearDefense

Seeking a New Normal on the Korean Peninsula

Trump is right to want to reform the U.S.-ROK Alliance

09/14/26Read it on RealClearDefense