North Korea

Three U.S. Aircraft Carrier Strike Groups are operating in the Sea of Japan and East China Sea (with ships from Japan) as a warning to North Korea. The three carrier strike groups are: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), and USS Nimitz (CVN-68). Filmed on November 11, 2017.” – Youtube Who is the guy with […]

New details have emerged about the North Korean soldier that was shot by his own troops as he fled across the demilitarized zone separating the two Korean states.  While around 1,000 North Koreans defect to the South per year, it is extremely uncommon to do so directly across the heavily patrolled DMZ, and even more […]

Throughout months of heightening tensions between Kim Jong Un’s North Korean regime and a U.S. led group of nations intent on seeing the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, the cost of peace for the North Korean people has been clear: the complete removal of Kim’s nuclear capabilities.  Now, however, South Korean President Moon Jae-in has […]

The US Navy had three aircraft carriers drilling near North Korea and the South China Sea while President Donald Trump toured Asia. The Navy’s vice admiral in charge of naval aviation said the exercise was so big it hurt the entire force’s readiness and could continue to cost for a long time. Trump recently described […]

Although senior North Korean officials have publicly stated that the nation’s Supreme Leader, Kim Jong Un, refuses to participate in diplomatic talks with the United States until after they have confirmed their ability to hit America’s east coast with a nuclear strike, reports from the region seem to indicate that North Korean officials have begun […]

A North Korean soldier was shot and wounded by his own troops as he defected across the demilitarized zone into South Korea on Monday. While it’s not uncommon to hear stories of North Korean citizens fleeing the reclusive state in search of a better life beyond the secure borders of Kim-controlled territory, border crossings at […]

The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) strike groups began a training rotation known as a three-carrier strike force exercise off the coast of the Korean peninsula on Saturday.  The massive show of force, intended to help dissuade North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un from […]

The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) carrier strike groups will commence a massive three-carrier show of force exercise off the coast of the Korean peninsula on Saturday.  The drills, which coincide with President Trump’s Indo-Pacific tour, will demonstrate America’s unique ability to conduct multiple-carrier operations […]

In what could be a significant financial blow to Kim Jong Un’s North Korean regime, China ordered an immediate halt to Chinese tourism to the reclusive state one day prior to President Trump’s arrival as a part of his Indo-Pacific tour. A number of tourism companies based out of the Chinese city Dandong, which shares […]

After assuming what seemed like a more optimistic tone toward the possibility of opening diplomatic channels with Kim Jong Un’s North Korean regime from Tokyo, President Trump reverted to a more aggressive stance when speaking before South Korea’s National Assembly in Seoul on Tuesday. Today, I hope I speak not only for our countries, but […]

As tensions have risen between the United States and North Korea over the last year, American allies South Korea and Japan have repeatedly come up in conversation as nearby nations that warrant American support, but also as valuable partners in the event of open war with Kim Jong Un’s North Korean regime.  Because of North […]

While most international relations are a matter of complex and nuanced interactions taking place between any number of people both in the public eye and behind closed doors, the formal relationship between the United States and North Korea in recent months has been dictated almost entirely by statements made to the media, rather than the […]