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Rudiger Frank on North Korea’s hidden middle class: North Korea Unpacked
This month, Dr. Rüdiger Frank joins North Korea Unpacked with Jacco Zwetsloot to discuss how decades of marketization have transformed North Korea’s e...
Jul 23, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Beyond the photo ops: What lies behind North Korea and China’s diplomatic surge
After years of pandemic isolation and sparse political contact, North Korea and China are suddenly back in the business of summitry. A summit between ...
Jul 23, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Russia vows support for North Korea’s nuclear, military buildup
Russia supports North Korea’s military and nuclear arms buildup, Moscow’s top diplomat said Wednesday, reiterating Moscow’s opposition to the notion o...
Jul 23, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Total War on Taipei: China Explores Elevating Cognitive Effects into Its Vision of Warfare
In March 2025, China’s military researchers published a concept describing how to rapidly capture and subdue the city of Taipei. Distributed in restri...
Jul 22, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
US renews North Korea travel ban for 10th year
The United States extended its ban on Americans traveling to North Korea for the tenth consecutive year, citing continued safety concerns. In a notice...
Jul 22, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
South Korea detains cargo ship over suspected North Korean sanctions violations
South Korean authorities have detained a cargo ship over suspected violations of U.N. sanctions on North Korea, Seoul’s foreign ministry announced on ...
Jul 22, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
The Iran war is consuming the Trump presidency
Donald Trump may hate to hear it, but Barack Obama was right about avoiding “stupid shit”
Jul 21, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
How the War with Iran is Shaping Key U.S. Relations Beyond the Middle East
The U.S. war with Iran has had political, economic, and military implications that spread far beyond the Middle East. We asked five experts to assess ...
Jul 21, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
North Korea eyes China’s tech to revamp outdated rail networks: state media
North Korea appears to have eyed China’s railway expertise to revamp its outdated rail or subway networks, Chinese state media revealed in new footage...
Jul 21, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Russia, North Korea’s top envoys accuse U.S. of destabilizing Korean Peninsula
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his North Korean counterpart Choe Son Hui accused the U.S. and its allies of stoking tensions on the Korean...
Jul 21, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Corruption Takes Center Stage in Ukraine’s National Conversation
Welcome to The Ukraine Compass, a weekly digest of Ukrainian commentary and analysis from across the political spectrum only for War on the Rocks memb...
Jul 20, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Brussels Opens Accelerated Enlargement Talks
Negotiating frameworks were agreed for two candidate states, with rule-of-law benchmarks front-loaded into the process.
Jul 20, 2026 · Staff