Examining Kim Jong-un’s New Year Speeches

This is a follow-up post to my article on The National Interest. In that article, I argued that regardless of COVID-19, North Korea would continue to launch missiles. This is because 1) Pyongyang uses these launches to test their missile capabilities, 2) it keeps them relevant in the world (particularly the US), and 3) theContinue reading “Examining Kim Jong-un’s New Year Speeches”

First Post – An Introduction

Welcome to the first post of my blog. Here, you will find posts focused on Asian politics. My goal is to write about issues and opinions that can’t or won’t be published as full-fledged op-eds. Think of it as a space for posts that aren’t quite ready to be articles.  There are three sections toContinue reading “First Post – An Introduction”