Inter-Korean Relations
Is Hwang Plot Related to Succession?
Two reports in the South Korean press suggest the recently foiled plot to assassinate high-level NK defector Hwang Jang Yop is related to the hereditary succession of Kim Jong Un. Dong-a Ilbo interviewed what it […]
Necessary Nukes?
The country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement saying that it will only manufacture “neccessary” nuclear weapons in exchange for recognition as a nuclear power. North Korea pledged Wednesday to limit its production of […]
NK Operatives Arrested in ROK for HJY Assassination Plot
Two men are being detained in Seoul Detention Center on charges of plotting to kill former KWP Secretary of Ideology, Hwang Jang Yop. HJY is the highest ranking DPRK official defect from the country. According […]
NK Denies Involvement in Sinking Cheonan (revised 18 April)
Military Commentator Denies Involvement in Ship Sinking (KCNA17 April 2010) The DPRK has broken its three-week silence and officially denied sinking the ROK naval corvette. Speculation and suspicion has swarmed the DPRK since the Cheonan […]
Cheonan Sinking Likely to Postpone 6PT Resumption
The Cheonan has been raised, and the investigation’s preliminary determination is that the sinking of the ROK naval corvette was caused by an external explosion. Chang Jae-soon writes for Yonhap: “Rather than an internal explosion, […]
ROK to Host 2nd Nuclear Security Summit in 2012, While it Asks US to Defer NK Contact
President Barack Obama announced that the ROK will host the second Nuclear Security Summit in 2012 saying it “reflects South Korea’s leadership regionally, and globally.” Lee Myung-bak seems to have had two good days in […]
ICG Study on NK Under UN Sanctions
The International Crisis Group has published a study as an Update Briefing under the title North Korea Under Tightening Sanctions. The study suggests that the recent UN sanctions, currency redenomination and the unfolding succession campaign […]
