Articles by Bruce Klingner

North Korea Signals More Provocations, Tensions

Bruce Klingner / March 15, 2023

North Korea has issued a series of truculent missives warning of dire, though unspecified, military actions in an attempt to intimidate the U.S. and its… Read More

InternationalCommentary

Why US Should Roll Out Red Carpet for South Korean President

Bruce Klingner / March 02, 2023

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s visit to Washington in late April will provide an opportunity for the U.S. to affirm and strengthen its bilateral… Read More

SecurityCommentary

US, South Korea to Resume Military Exercises

Bruce Klingner / August 18, 2022

Washington and Seoul are poised to resume large-scale combined military exercises for the first time in four years. Doing so will repair the degradation to… Read More

InternationalCommentary

North Korea’s Support for Russian-Occupied Ukraine Would Violate UN Sanctions

Bruce Klingner / August 10, 2022

North Korea reportedly is discussing sending workers and soldiers to Russian-controlled regions of Ukraine in exchange for shipments of industrial equipment and energy supplies. Any… Read More

InternationalCommentary

Killing of Former Prime Minister Shocks Japan, but Shinzo Abe’s Legacy Lives On

Bruce Klingner / July 08, 2022

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was fatally shot Friday at a campaign rally ahead of Japan’s elections Sunday for the upper house of its… Read More

InternationalCommentary

Strengthening US Alliance Coordination in Indo-Pacific

Bruce Klingner / June 28, 2022

The U.S., South Korean, and Japanese trilateral summit on the sidelines of the NATO summit signals progress on several key U.S. objectives in Asia. Washington… Read More

InternationalCommentary

China, Russia Again Block UN Action on North Korea

Bruce Klingner / May 27, 2022

True to form, Beijing and Moscow on Thursday again protected Pyongyang from additional international punishment after the North Korean regime’s repeated violations of U.N. resolutions…. Read More

InternationalCommentary

COVID-19 Conditions Deteriorating Rapidly in North Korea

Bruce Klingner / May 13, 2022

After two years of denial, North Korea admitted its first COVID-19 case on May 12 and imposed a nationwide lockdown in response. The regime’s public… Read More

InternationalCommentary

South Korea’s New President Is Welcome Development for US Policy on North Korea, China

Bruce Klingner / March 10, 2022

South Korea concluded a bitterly divisive presidential campaign season Wednesday with the election of Yoon Suk Yeol. Both he and his opponent, Lee Jae-myung, engaged… Read More

Commentary

Japan Is Becoming Increasingly Valuable Partner in Resistance to China’s Authoritarian Advances

Bruce Klingner / January 13, 2022

As Communist China increases hostilities in the Indo-Pacific region, Japan is stepping up, not only with bold statements against China’s intimidation but with action—including military… Read More

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