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The UNC is the target of deep distrust and sometimes paranoia in South Korea. Why? By February 12, 2021 Advertisement From 2017-2021, I was special advisor for North Korea and senior advisor for Korea policy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Among my duties was policy oversight of the United Nations Command (UNC) in Korea. This made sense because a core part of managing the Department’s policy on North Korea naturally included deterrence and policy options to defend South Korea. I t...

Seeking North Korea Breakthrough, Seoul Looks to Biden Administration The Moon administration starts dialogue with the new U.S. administration, hoping to induce Pyongyang to reactivate back channels for negotiations. February 03, 2021 Then-President Donald Trump, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in talk together Sunday, June 30, 2019, outside Freedom House at the Korean Demilitarized Zone Credit: Official White House Photo by Shealah...

Toggle open close As Joe Biden begins his presidency, he will likely seek to prioritize domestic issues, including remedying the devastating societal and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, over foreign policy. The world, however, has a tendency to intrude on the plans of new Presidents. In the Indo–Pacific, China will undoubtedly be the major foreign policy concern for the Biden Administration, since it encompasses military, economic, and diplomatic challenges. North Korea may not ini...

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01/13/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/13/2021 10:45 Governor Names Military and Veterans Affairs Secretary Governor Roy Cooper has named retired Lieutenant General Walter Gaskin to lead the North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. After a career at the highest levels of the United States Marine Corps, Walter Gaskin understands well the challenges and opportunities faced by active duty military personnel, veterans and their families and he shares my belief t...

Governor Roy Cooper has named retired Lieutenant General Walter Gaskin to lead the North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. 

Foreign Line Podcast traces Koreas anarchist history The Korea File podcast examines the beginnings of anarchism in Korea in its 98th and latest episode. The host, Canadian former expat Andre Goulet, invites journalist and filmmaker Abdul Malik to explore the mostly forgotten history of this Korean ideological movement. In the mid-1920s, groups like the Daegu League of Truth and Fraternity, the Changwon Black Friend League and the Jeju Island Mutual Aid group began to rise, reaching a peak lat...

Hail hallie? >> if south korea is critical to this, so is japan. >> they want to send a message that the three allies are close. any exercise, any sort of response to tests, fly b-1 bombers up from guam as a show of force but be escort bid japanese fighters as well as south korean fighters. i should add one more thing on the agreement between south korea and the u.s., at the d.o.d. level, formal level, cfc, combined forces command. if there is an attack and they do have an escalation there, gene...

Civilians. and we have our wonderful u.s. embassy staff here as well. yes! good job! in the house! and i know, and i know, we have got some outstanding spouses. [ cheers and applause ] and, and, family members, kids, in the house. and i want to -- and i want to thank you as well because you bear the burdens of service as well. whether it is separation from a loved one or transitioning to a new country. i just want you to know that america is grateful for your sacrifice and your service. now pres...