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REPORT: North Korean prisoners: Seoul opens the door Kim wants shut
Somewhere in the Ukrainian detention system are North Korean soldiers. They were captured during fighting in eastern Ukraine, primarily in the Kursk region where…
DECODING: Two Years of the Moscow-Pyongyang Treaty: the Axis of Authoritarians Fueling War in Europe
On June 22, 2026, North Korea marked the second anniversary of the mutual defense treaty with Russia, signed with great ceremony in Pyongyang during…
REPORT: North Korean prisoners in Ukraine: Seoul opens a door Pyongyang would wall shut
They were supposed not to exist. Pyongyang's propaganda long denied their presence in Ukraine. And yet, North Korean soldiers did fight under Russian command…
ANALYSIS: Kim Jong-un and the destructive posture: why North Korea chooses calculated escalation
On June 25, 2026, according to ABC News, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un explicitly called on his armed forces to adopt a "destructive military…
ANALYSIS: The axis of aggressors: a single front against the West?
The expression «axis of aggressors» is not rhetorical metaphor. It is a documented geopolitical reality, identified by analysts at the Foundation for Defense of…
DECODING: Submarines and electronic warfare: Moscow arms Pyongyang to the teeth
When Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un signed their mutual defense treaty in June 2024, many Western analysts shrugged. A dictator running on fumes, they…
DECODING: 500,000 "drone warriors" from South Korea — the counterstrike against the Northern threat
On June 26, 2026, South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back held a press conference in Seoul that will go down in the annals of…
OPINION: Two years of the Moscow-Pyongyang alliance — the friendship of tyrants
On June 19, 2024, in the grand ceremonial hall of Pyongyang, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un signed the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty between Russia…
ANALYSIS: KN-23 upgraded by Moscow — the North Korean weapon becomes formidable
The KN-23 is a short-range ballistic missile designed by North Korea, often described as a derivative of the Russian Iskander. Since its debut in…