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North Korean sports officials announced last week that the country would not be sending athletes to the Tokyo Olympics due to Covid-19 concerns. The brief statement, buried at the bottom of a post on North Korea’s quaint Sports Ministry website, instantly flashed across news bulletins around the world.    While it’s almost surprising that more nations haven’t been withdrawing from the Tokyo Games due to the pandemic, this step seems to be part of a general slide into isolationism on the...

I Took Part in the US-South Korean War Drills. They Make All of Us Less Safe. Korean Americans outside the White House in Washington, D.C., in March 2021. Echo Today, as the United States and South Korea begin their annual combined military exercises, I’m reminded of the two years I spent in South Korea as a member of the U.S. Army and my participation in military war games in 2004. Like most Americans, I was blissfully ignorant of how these joint military exercises — which simulate w...

February 15, 2021 Regarding the Interpretation Guidelines of the Amendments of the Development of Inter-Korean Relations Act We are writing in response to your call for comments regarding the Interpretation Guidelines for the Scope of Application of Article 24(1)3 of the Development of Inter-Korean Relations Act.[1] The Amendment to the Development of Inter-Korean Relations Act (the “Act”) imposes strict limitations to some activities of North Korean escapee and civil society organizations ...

North Korea set an assertive tone for 2021 through its Party Congress. By January 13, 2021 Thousands rally to welcome the 8th Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. Credit: AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin Advertisement North Korea is currently holding its Eighth Workers’ Party Congress, setting forth key policy directions for this year and the near future. The event is significant as it’s the first such congress held since 20...

Kim Jong Un Declares North Korea Will Advance Nuclear Capabilities During the Eighth Party Congress, Kim vowed to enhance the country’s missile programs and nuclear power – a worrying sign for diplomacy with the U.S. and South Korea. January 12, 2021 In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks at the ruling party congress in Pyongyang, North Korean, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021. Credit: Korean Central News Agency/Korea New...

North Korea Greets Biden With Plans to Boost Nuclear Arsenal Bloomberg 1/9/2021 Jon Herskovitz and Jeong-Ho Lee (Bloomberg) -- Kim Jong Un will put North Korea on a path to develop more advanced nuclear technologies and missiles, sending a chilling warning to President-elect Joe Biden that the Asian leader is ready to ratchet up security tensions. Kim called the U.S. a “war monster” and his “biggest main enemy,” at the first Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea in...

Daily NK Serious concerns with Article 24 of the Amendment to the Development of Inter-Korean Relations Act 2020.12.24 4:24pm “‘The principle of clarity,’ an expression of the principle of a constitutional state, is required for all legislation restricting basic rights. If a criminal cannot know what is prohibited and what is allowed in accordance with the meaning of norms, this will lead to weakened legal stability and predictability and enable arbitrary enforcement by law en...

Assembly passes bill on banning cross-border launch of anti-Pyongyang leaflets Posted : 2020-12-15 09:21 Updated : 2020-12-15 10:29 Lawmakers attend the National Assemblys plenary session in its main building in Seoul, Monday. Yonhap South Koreas parliament on Monday passed a controversial bill prohibiting the launching of anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the inter-Korean border, a move critics say violates freedom of expression. The revision to the Development of Inter-Korean Relations Act, b...