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ANALYSIS: Kim Jong Un and His Deadly New Toys — the Guided Arsenal Aimed at Seoul
Analysis· No. 668

ANALYSIS: Kim Jong Un and His Deadly New Toys — the Guided Arsenal Aimed at Seoul

On June 25, 2026, the 76th anniversary of the beginning of the Korean War of 1950, Kim Jong Un treats the occasion not as…

PROFILE: The CRINK axis fractures — after the Iran-USA deal, Moscow, Beijing and Kim recalculate
Profile· No. 656

PROFILE: The CRINK axis fractures — after the Iran-USA deal, Moscow, Beijing and Kim recalculate

The word CRINK — China, Russia, Iran, North Korea — has entered Western strategic vocabulary to describe what some analysts call the

PROFILE: Kim Jong-un, engineer of destruction — DPRK tests the artillery of the future
Profile· No. 629

PROFILE: Kim Jong-un, engineer of destruction — DPRK tests the artillery of the future

On June 25, 2026, Kim Jong-un personally inspected the latest North Korean conventional weapons tests, according to the official KCNA agency. Images

COLUMN: Kim Jong-un draws the lesson from Iran — without the bomb, you end up bombed
Column· No. 625

COLUMN: Kim Jong-un draws the lesson from Iran — without the bomb, you end up bombed

While the world watched American strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities in the spring of 2026, one man was taking notes in Pyongyang.

INVESTIGATION: Kim Jong-un wants to "dominate the world" — the North Korean nuclear race at its peak
Investigation· No. 624

INVESTIGATION: Kim Jong-un wants to "dominate the world" — the North Korean nuclear race at its peak

From June 20 to 22, 2026, the plenary session of the Political Bureau of the Korean Workers' Party convened for what may

REPORT: The Choe Hyon destroyer — North Korea launches its first nuclearized navy
Reportage· No. 623

REPORT: The Choe Hyon destroyer — North Korea launches its first nuclearized navy

On June 23, 2026, at the port of Nampho on the west coast of North Korea, an inauguration ceremony marked a historic

DECODING: Kim Jong-un celebrates the 76th anniversary of the Korean War by testing new weapons
Analysis· No. 622

DECODING: Kim Jong-un celebrates the 76th anniversary of the Korean War by testing new weapons

On June 25, 2026, the 76th anniversary of the start of the Korean War was marked — the day North Korean forces

PROFILE: The CRINK Axis — China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, the Authoritarian Bloc Defying the West
Profile· No. 535

PROFILE: The CRINK Axis — China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, the Authoritarian Bloc Defying the West

In June 2026, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) published a comprehensive dossier on what it calls the CRINK axis

INVESTIGATION: Seoul's THAAD — a revealing strategic repositioning of allied defense fragilities
Investigation· No. 530

INVESTIGATION: Seoul's THAAD — a revealing strategic repositioning of allied defense fragilities

In March 2026, the 6 THAAD launchers deployed by the United States in South Korea were moved from their permanent base at

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