Author Archive

Modern Warriors and 21st Century Messages: Korea Open for Business

By | April 06, 2013

Christopher Green shifts the gaze from Kim Jong-un to another key player on the peninsula, Samsung Electronics head Lee Kun-hee, who appeared in South Korea earlier today to send a powerful signal to some places where it really matters.

Block Out the Noise by Visiting the Front Line: Baekryeong Island Reportage

By | March 29, 2013

SinoNK looks to Baekryeong Island for a change of pace from the weight of wartime rhetoric, even though it lies just a stone’s throw from North Korea.

Billion Dollar Miscalculation: B-52s, Korea, and Missiles

By | March 24, 2013

SinoNK dismantles the signals being sent by a B-52 run over Korea, and describes why a move away from American conventional deterrence would be a net loss.

Growing Problem: Arrested Development

By | March 18, 2013

SinoNK digs in to the DPRK’s National Nutrition Survey for 2012 and finds reason for both concern and hope.

Putting Food on the Table: Rice Back in the News

By | March 15, 2013

SinoNK takes a skeptical look at links between North Korea’s staple food and Chinese enforcement of sanctions.