Kim Jong-il’s sudden death has introduced a new element of uncertainty into the security dynamics in Northeast Asia.  In recent years, quiet discussions have

After almost a three year suspension of the Six Party Talks, there appears to be some new hope of a resumption. All six countries, particularly China, the US an

East Asia has been hailed as the world’s most dynamic region for more than 30 years, experiencing significant economic prosperity and reduction in political-mi

As two big players on the Korean Peninsula, China and the United States need to closely monitor North Korea’s nuclear activities and other destabilizing develo

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Il paid an unofficial visit to China from May 20 to 26 at the invitation of China’s president Hu Jintao. It was the third visit

There is potential for a much needed change in stalemated international relations in the Northeast Asia region in the wake of devastation suffered by Japan from

The events in 2010 related to China-US relations do not bode well for regional stability in Asia. The first three months of 2010 witnessed bilateral contentions

Let me make a few comments on the North Korean artillery shelling of a South Korean island, the Yeonpyeong Island, which happened on November 23rd, just 17 days

N. Korea drastically upped the ante on 23 November 2010 by using artillery to attack the Yeongpyeong Islands, killing 2 civilians and 2 S. Korean marines and wo

The recent two months have witnessed a series of nuclear-related events pushed by the United States, including the issuing of the Nuclear Posture Review, the si