Thanks Tong-hyung Kim for your coverage of 38 North's latest report: 'Digital Surveillance in #NorthKorea : Moving Toward a Digital Panopticon State' by Martyn Williams and Natalia Slavney. Great article! and here's the full report: 38north.org/reports/2024/0…

Russian firm restarts coal project in North Korea after over 4-year suspension
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Władze Iranu wydały oświadczenie sugerujące, że po dokonaniu militarnej odpowiedzi nie planują dalszej eskalacji. Administracja USA zdystansowała się od spodziewanych działań odwetowych Izraela. O irańskim ataku na Izrael piszą Marcin A. Piotrowski i Michał Wojnarowicz.

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NEW: What could potentially replace the U.N. Panel of Experts on DPRK?

I've just published a deep dive at NK PRO exploring four possible alternatives, all of which have their own unique pros and cons.

Let's go through them one-by-one here... (1/10)

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My latest, co-written w/ Tristan Anderson Volpe, in TWQ: We examine the magnitude of South Korea’s nuclear latency and leverage over the United States, and offer recommendations for how the US should think about managing allied proliferation risks twq.elliott.gwu.edu/files/2024/04/…

❗️New CSDS Policy Brief❗️

'Brothers in Arms? The South Korea - NATO Relationship', by Ramon Pacheco Pardo

Read now🔸 csds.vub.be/publication/br…

U.S. to provide US$6.4 bln in CHIPS Act grants to Samsung Electronics: reports en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN202404…

NK leader's meeting with China's top legislator raises Kim-Xi summit possibility

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Feng Yujun, one of the China's leading Russianists and a professor at Peking University: Russia is sure to lose in Ukraine – The Economist

Four reasons why Russian Federation will lose to Ukraine, according to Feng Yujun:

🔹 The first is the level of resistance and national…

Tianran Xu provides an analysis of #NorthKorea 's recent Hwasong-16Na hypersonic missile test. bit.ly/3TYP3Qt

Following Russia's veto of the renewal of the #UnitedNations Panel of Experts, Eric J. Ballbach examines what this means for the future of the sanctions regime against #NorthKorea . bit.ly/4awLJmA

In my recent PISM spotlight I write about the implications of the parliamentary elections in South Korea for its domestic and foreign policy 👇

Zachęcam do lektury mojego komentarza na temat wyborów parlamentarnych w Korei Południowej. W dłuższej perspektywie mogą one rzutować też na politykę zagraniczną Korei Płd. 👇

On April 11, PM Kishida, who is visiting Washington, D.C., held a Japan-U.S.-Philippines Summit with the Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the USA and H.E. Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., President of the Republic of the #Philippines .
#US

Overview👉mofa.go.jp/s_sa/sea2/ph/p…

Much notable in 🇺🇸🇯🇵🇵🇭joint statement, not least strengthening of focus of trilat cooperation from traditional security to economy/economic security

Joint Vision Statement from the Leaders of Japan, the Philippines, and the United States | The White House whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…

China's top legislator Zhao meets key N. Korean politician over ways to bolster bilateral ties en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN202404…

Joseph DeThomas highlights key findings of the #UnitedNations Panel of Experts' final report and the implications of Russia's veto on renewing the Panel's mandate. bit.ly/3Ues8BO

U.S., Japan, Philippine leaders to forge united front against China

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Polecam przeczytać przemówienie premiera 🇯🇵 Kishidy Fumio przed Kongresem. To głośny apel, aby USA nie traciły wiary w siebie i nadal odgrywały kluczową rolę w świecie (w tym wspierały 🇺🇦). I jasna deklaracja, że mogą liczyć na Japonię: najbliższego przyjaciela (tomodachi).

'The leadership of the United States is indispensable. Without US support, how long before the hopes of Ukraine would collapse under the onslaught from Moscow? Without the presence of the 🇺🇲, how long before the Indo-Pacific would face even harsher realities?' PM Kishida Fumio 🇯🇵