Park Geun-hye of South Korea

World: North To South Korea – Let’s Make A Deal

Stephen Haggard takes a forensic look at agreement between Seoul and Pyongyang and considers what it might mean for diplomacy on the peninsula. Stephan Haggard is a professor of Korea-Pacific studies at the School of Global Policy and Strategy at UC San Diego. Another whirl in [continue reading].

Kim Jong-un declares ‘quasi-state of war’

Kim Jong-un has ordered North Korea’s troops to be on a war footing as tensions with South Korea escalate following an exchange of shells – follow the latest updates • Any war between North and South Korea “could go nuclear” • Tensions had been rising [continue reading].

North Korea Raises Stakes of Talks With South

North Korea's exchange of fire with South Korea

As the negotiators haggled, the North raised the stakes by moving more artillery forces to the front line, a South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman said, speaking on the customary condition of anonymity. “We have also detected 70 percent of the North Korean submarines missing [continue reading].