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Trump’s Threats To North Korea Belie Larger Conflicts Within And Outside The White House

Garrett Dee
US president Donald Trump issued a proclamation against the Kim regime in North Korea during his first speech to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, denouncing North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and asserting that the United States was prepared to “totally destroy” North Korea in defense of itself and its allies...
America and the Asia PacificEnglishInternationalSeptember 20178 min read

After Nuclear Testing By North Korea, Uncharted Territory For The International Community Lies Ahead

Brian Hioe
With recent nuclear testing by North Korea, following claims by the rogue nation that it has manufactured a hydrogen bomb, times are highly dangerous not only for the Asia Pacific, but the world at large. North Korea was rocked by strong tremors on Sunday, with North Korea claiming that this was hydrogen bomb testing. This was North Korea’s sixth nuclear weapons test and was ten times more powerful than its fifth weapons test, making the test on Sunday North Korea’s most powerful weapons test yet...
August 2017EnglishPolitics5 min read

Actions From Trump On North Korea Potentially Dangerous

Brian Hioe
With recent news reports that North Korea has developed the missile capacity to strike the United States, tensions are at a high in the Asia-Pacific once again. What now, for America, China, South Korea, and other countries which may be caught in the fray, such as Taiwan? Namely, the possibility of dangerous and unpredictable actions from the Trump administration is high...
August 2017EnglishInternationalRegional Tensions6 min read

Threats To Regional Peace Set To Rise After North Korean Missile Test?

Brian Hioe
Many questions for regional peace in the Asia Pacific are up in the air after a failed missile test by North Korea today. It was speculated that North Korea may launch a nuclear missile test today to commemorate the birthday of Kim Il-Sung on April 15th. Today’s missile test was not a nuclear test, but it may precede such a test, and tensions will only increase in the region after it...
April 2017EnglishInternationalRegional Tensions7 min read