Geostrategy-Direct Since the closing of the China-North Korea border in January amid the coronavirus outbreak, the Kim Jong-Un regime has ordered military-run trading agencies to smuggle in construction materials. (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington is open to helping North Korea fight the Wuhan coronavirus during this “very serious time.” During a White House briefing on March (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct As North Korea’s military emerged from a 30-day “lockdown,” speculation arose that Kim Jong-Un has been staying away from Pyongyang out of possible coronavirus concerns, reports say. U.S. (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Amid reports that some 200 North Korean soldiers have died after showing symptoms of coronavirus, the Kim Jong-Un regime appears to be prioritizing keeping the virus out of (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct A recent propaganda photo shows a group of military personnel with black surgical masks surrounding North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. The dictator is seen wearing a leather overcoat (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct The U.S. drone strike which killed Iran Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force leader Qasem Soleimani sent North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un into a state of extreme (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Amid the North Korean regime’s floundering centrally planned economy, private commerce is slowly beginning to outstrip state-sector activities, a new poll shows. According to a Feb. 12 poll, (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct [The following is excerpted from a Feb. 10 analysis by Donald Kirk for The Daily Beast. Kirk is a contributing editor to Geostrategy-Direct.] SEOUL – North Korea’s not (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct As the Wuhan coronavirus continues to spread in China, the Kim Jong-Un regime is reportedly taking drastic measures in an attempt to stem the spread of the deadly (more…)