Korean Peninsula Conflict
Trump cuts Korea drills to court Kim — Then Pyongyang fires 10 missiles
The moves underscored the gap between Trump’s personal diplomacy and the region’s hard security realities.
Kim Jong Un re-elected and uses Iran war to justify nuclear weapons program
Outside observers typically characterize North Korean elections as "show elections" designed to project a veneer of democratic legitimacy.
North Korea tests missiles following US-South Korea annual “Freedom Shield” drill
Kim Yo-jong had warned of "unimaginably terrible consequences" labeling the U.S-South Korea drills as provocative war rehearsals.