Asia Watch – Rintaro Nishimura

What Do North Korea’s Latest Moves Mean for Inter-Korean Relations?

This post will explain what led to heightened tensions between North/South Korea and what this means for reunification.

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”