North Korea

South Korean Commodore Lee Ki Sik, chief of the Intelligence Operation Division, at a Nov. 10 briefing
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South Korean Commodore Lee Ki Sik, chief of the Intelligence Operation Division, at a Nov. 10 briefing
North Korea, South Korea: A Skirmish in the West Sea
November 10, 2009 1854 GMT
North Korean and South Korean vessels scuffled in the West Sea. [more]
Situation Reports
China: Defense Minister Visits North Korea
November 22, 2009 1756 GMT
North Korea: U.S. Experts To Meet With Officials On Nuclear Program
November 21, 2009 1518 GMT
U.S.: Special Envoy To Talk With North Korea, 6-Party Talk Participants
November 20, 2009 0640 GMT
China: Defense Chief To Visit North Korea
November 20, 2009 0630 GMT
U.S., South Korea: Presidents Urge North To End Provocation
November 19, 2009 0634 GMT
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A South Korean navy vessel on patrol June 7
North Korea, South Korea: Shots Fired Near the Peninsula
November 10, 2009 0444 GMT
North and South Korean vessels have exchanged fire. [more]
An undated photo released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on Oct. 30 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong I
North Korea: Mixed Signals and Demands for Dialogue
November 3, 2009 0757 GMT
It is unclear what resumed talks about North Korea's nuclear ambitions will accomplish. [more]
Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin in London on Sept. 4
Intelligence Guidance: Week of Oct. 25, 2009
October 23, 2009 2043 GMT
The following is an internal STRATFOR document produced to provide high-level guidance to our analysts. [more]
South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (L), Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (C) and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R)
China, Japan, South Korea: Cooperation and the East Asian Giants
October 13, 2009 0919 GMT
Conflicting core interests have made a proposed cooperation accord between China, South Korea and Japan look increasingly illusory. [more]
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Video Dispatch: The Struggle for a Strategy in Afghanistan
October 6, 2009 2050 GMT
A rift appears to be emerging among U.S. President Barack Obama's closest advisers on the question of strategy for the war in Afghanistan, STRATFOR analyst Peter Zeihan explains. Meanwhile, North Korea agrees to return to nuclear talks. What comes next from Pyongyang? [more]
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