Stratfor Vice President of East Asia Analysis Rodger Baker explains that while escalating threats from North Korea carry the risk of armed conflict, war is still improbable.

Japan's lead in the development of methane hydrate extraction could give it an edge in the competition for future resources in the region.

Pyongyang's third nuclear test appears to be its largest to date.

Stratfor's Vice President of East Asia Analysis Rodger Baker discusses this week's elections in Japan and South Korea and the effects on the region.

Stratfor's Vice President of East Asia Analysis Rodger Baker discusses the elections in Japan and South Korea and how the countries' national interests could complicate U.S. efforts to shape its security policy in Northeast Asia.

China, Japan and South Korea are pursuing the requisite technology to perform deep-sea mining operations.

As China and the United States expand their naval presence in the Asia-Pacific region, Japan will try to reinforce its commercial, territorial and energy interests through a more proactive maritime military strategy.

Stratfor Vice President of East Asia Analysis Rodger Baker examines the conflicting statements and rhetoric out of Pyongyang and Seoul in advance of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to the Demilitarized Zone and the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit.

Stratfor senior analysts Rodger Baker and Nate Hughes discuss the stability in Pyongyang and assess future prospects following the first talks between the United States and North Korea since the death of Kim Jong Il.

Stratfor Vice President of Strategic Intelligence Rodger Baker discusses tensions surrounding South Korea's ongoing military drills -- the first major exercises near the disputed Northern Limit Line.