North and South Korea Agree to Hold Military, Red Cross Talks

While the on-again, off-again summit meeting between President Trump and Kim Jong Un is still in flux, the divided Korean states, both North and South have agreed to conduct military and Red Cross talks later this month. They are trying to finally end the war that began 68 years ago and hopefully set the table […]

Trump pulled out of the North Korean summit, here are the likely outcomes

On Thursday, it was announced that President Donald Trump was calling off his planned summit with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un. This meeting was meant to quell the impending threat of nuclear war, but for now, those hopes have been cast aside. In a letter addressed to Kim Jong Un, President Trump explains that […]

North Korea Still Willing to Meet With President Trump

Kim Jong Un has stated that North Korea is still willing to meet with President Donald Trump “at any time” despite the recent cancellation of the summit meeting between the two leaders. The two leaders were slated to meet in Singapore on June 12th. The language of their message was not as bombastic as usual […]

Read: President Trump’s letter to Kim Jong Un canceling their planned summit

On Thursday, the White House announced that President Trump has decided to withdraw from impending high level talks with North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un. The decision appears to be the culmination of weeks of increasingly aggressive rhetoric levied by North Korean officials. The president’s announcement follows the release of this letter, addressed to […]

The White House is using North Korea as a model for Iran relations

Sanctions, while slow and decidedly lacking in dramatic flair, are the primary weapon in America’s diplomatic arsenal. The nation’s massive economy stretches out over the globe, where American naval power provides stability in shipping lanes and American consumerism provides a seemingly insatiable market for wares, resources and services. Cutting off a nation from both that […]

Two more North Koreans defect as tensions rise once again

Two more North Korean citizens, one of whom is apparently a military officer, have defected to South Korea amid a resurgence of tensions between Kim Jong Un and nations allied to the United States. Early Saturday morning, the two North Korean citizens were found in a boat in the Yellow Sea near the border between […]

Secretary of Defense Mattis meets with South Korea’s foreign minister

The U.S. Secretary of Defense Mattis met with South Korea’s foreign minister, Kang Kyung-wha, recently. The two discussed the ongoing changes in North Korea that have taken much of the world by surprise, outlined in the Panmunjeom Declaration. They talked about the efforts toward denuclearization, and of the upcoming June 12 meeting between North Korean leader Kim […]

An introduction to financial intelligence

Introduction Finance has always been part of intelligence and warfare. The Romans poured salt on the land of Carthage, denying the people the ability to grow and sell crops. During the Civil War, Union military strategists planned the capture of Confederate cities with factories and destroyed railroads. The Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested the organized […]

Reality check: pump your brakes on the Korea peace celebration

It all happened in just a few moments when North Korea’s dictator Kim Jong Un walked towards South Korea’s President, Moon Jae-in, at Panmunjom and shook hands.  Kim then stepped over the demarcation line between North and South Korea and continued to shake hands with Moon.  In a surreal moment, Kim than invited Moon to […]