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COMMENTARY: Seoul accepts the Kursk prisoners — dignity against barbarism
There are moments when geopolitics acquires a human face. Ri, 27 years old, sniper. Paek, 22 years old, infantryman. Two soldiers from the Korean…
DECODING: 10,000 North Koreans in Russia — the dangerous apprenticeship of war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeated it multiple times since the start of 2026: approximately 10,000 North Korean soldiers are currently deployed in Russia,…
ANALYSIS: Kim calls for a destructive posture — the authoritarian axis hardens
The 25th of June, 2026 marks the 76th anniversary of the start of the Korean War — that invasion of the South by the…
ANALYSIS: The Axis of Aggressors — Russia, China, Iran, North Korea: One Front?
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies has just published a volume whose title alone demands attention: Axis of Aggressors. Not a poetic metaphor —…
DECODING: Russian technology transfers to Pyongyang — submarines, air defense, and electronic warfare
Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the world has learned to document the arms flows between Moscow and…
COMMENTARY: The G7 demands North Korea's denuclearization — Pyongyang responds with a definitive no
On June 16 and 17, 2026, the G7 leaders gathered in Évian-les-Bains, France, on the shores of Lake Geneva. A beautiful setting for a…
INVESTIGATION: Kim Jong-un Had His Hackers Inside Your Offices — 167,000 Applications, 76 Jobs Obtained
In 2024, a candidate for an AI architect position applied to Nisos, a cybersecurity firm based in Virginia. He stumbled through his answers, changed…
NARRATIVE: The recalled ambassador — when Pyongyang punishes London for sanctioning a children's camp
The diplomatic fate of Mun Myong Sin will likely stand as one of the shortest in history: appointed North Korea's ambassador to the United…
OPINION: Kim Yo Jong at the G7 — "Inviting disaster" or the art of claimed isolation
On June 18, 2026, the day after the G7 summit in Évian, Kim Yo Jong — the younger sister of Kim Jong Un and…