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Seoul, Kyiv move closer to transferring North Korean POWs to South Korea

South Korea and Ukraine have moved closer to transferring two North Korean soldiers captured while fighting for Russia, ...

Lee, Moon agree on need to continue pursuing dialogue with North Korea

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and former President Moon Jae-in agreed on the need to continue pursuing dialogue w...

Russia to launch bus route to North Korea by end of 2026: official

Russia plans to launch a bus service linking its Far East and North Korea by the end of the year, a Moscow foreign minis...

North Korea set to export more beer to Russia as allies’ commercial ties bolster

North Korea is set to expand its beer presence in Russia, with another brewery setting its sights on the ally’s lucrativ...

Risky Business #844 -- China closes AI vulndev gap as USA lifts Fable ban

On this week’s show Patrick Gray, Adam Boileau and James Wilson discuss the week’s cybersecurity news. They cover: Anthr...

Allies learn how to bully America

Can Taiwan use its chipmaking industry to strong-arm Donald Trump?

North Korean illicit coal exports rising due to lax sanctions monitoring: report

North Korea has ramped up illicit coal exports on the back of its ties with China and Russia, a new report found, with i...

Seoul says it tracked North Korea missile test despite no real-time alert

South Korea’s defense ministry on Monday sought to dispel speculation that the military failed to detect North Korea’s J...

Challenging China’s maritime militia

Executive summary Introduction The ‘First Island Chain’ is a site of intense geopolitical contestation. Along it, the Pe...

The Bear Necessities: A Look at the Drivers, Dynamics, and Applications of the Pro-Russia Influence Ecosystem

Written by: James Sadowski, Alden Wahlstrom Introduction Four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the pr...

Talks with North Korea could restart fast after conditions shift: ex-Trump aide

The conditions for renewed U.S.-DPRK negotiations do not currently exist but could materialize quickly and within a year...

US extends national emergency declaration over North Korea nuclear program

Washington has renewed a longstanding national emergency declaration toward North Korea for another year, citing the cou...

US, ROK and Japan call for crackdown on cybercrime funding North Korea nukes

The U.S., South Korea and Japan urged stronger law enforcement cooperation and sanctions enforcement to tackle North Kor...

Tuberculosis cases trigger mandatory treatment of North Korean workers in Russia

Editor’s note: This article is part of an NK News series exploring Russia-DPRK relations based on court documents. Russi...

Panama Canal Restores Full Transit Slots After Water Reforms

New reservoir capacity has returned daily transits to pre-drought levels, easing a chronic chokepoint for global shippin...

Gamaredon in 2025: Leveraging tunnels, workers, dead drops, and new alliances

ESET Research analyzes Gamaredon’s new toolset and the group’s growing reliance on legitimate online services to hide it...

Yellow Fleets: stranded ships in Suez and the Persian Gulf

The conflict in the Middle East has kept many ships trapped in the Persian Gulf for months. Dwayne Day and Harry Strange...

Meet the world’s new peacemakers

Autocracies are taking over conflict mediation. The deals they are making look different

Asian allies are doomed to hug Donald Trump close

Forget middle-power coalitions. Japan and its neighbours know that only America can deter China

Nuuk Forum Highlights Greenland's Expanding Diplomatic Profile

The Arctic gathering drew record ministerial attendance as seabed resources and new shipping routes climb the agenda.

Public and Private Medical Community Targeted by China-Nexus Threat Actor Pursuing Artificial Intelligence, Cyber, Medical, and National Defense Research

Written by: Patrick Whitsell, John McGuiness, Muhammad Umair Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has identified a so...

Space race or space divide: orbital AI and the Global South's exclusion crisis

American and Chinese companies are planning large constellations of orbital data center satellites. Maheen Butt argues t...

OceanLotus: From external espionage to domestic targeting

A shift in operational pattern of the infamous Vietnam-aligned APT group

Chinese expert criticizes Filipino FM's claim that Japan-Philippines delimitation 'nothing to do' with China, warns move serves ulterior purposes beyond bilateral talks

Why strongmen are wrong to loathe Europe

The leaders of America, China and Russia scorn consensual politics. That is a mistake

Why the vagueness of the Outer Space Treaty was a strategically calculated move

One of the complaints about the Outer Space Treaty is that many of its provisions are vague and subject to wide-ranging ...

Donald Trump could be the man to save Cuba

Ideological certainties have hurt Cubans for 70 years. Time to give cynicism a chance

Israel the lonely

The country is not as isolated as its critics hope, but it is alienating some true friends

The quest for greater tech independence

A complete decoupling from US technology is neither realistic nor necessary, but the changing environment does require n...

After Gateway: the case for a middle power lunar consortium

NASA's decision to effectively cancel the lunar Gateway has forced international partners who had been working on its co...

Wall Street Week | High Stakes Summit, New Zealand's Brain Drain, Stablecoin Adoption, Bubbly Water

This week, China thinks it's cracked the code on Trump heading into a summit in Beijing. And, what happens when a countr...

Tokyo Trial debunks notorious Yasukuni Shrine's inverted narrative

A rigged game: ScarCruft compromises gaming platform in a supply-chain attack

ESET researchers have investigated an ongoing attack by the ScarCruft APT group that targets the Yanbian region via back...

The global scramble for ports

The investment frenzy is driven by anxiety about China’s tightening grip on supply chains

To fight Russia, Europe needs Ukraine

It is risky to let Ukraine into the EU. It’s more dangerous to keep it out

Redefining success in space diplomacy: emerging space nations in the Artemis Era and the case of Turkey

The role of space in diplomacy is changing as countries shift from seeking technical dominance to influence over governa...

GopherWhisper: A burrow full of malware

ESET Research has discovered a new China-aligned APT group that we’ve named GopherWhisper, which targets Mongolian gover...

A dangerous blind spot in Donald Trump’s Iran war strategy

America sets too little store by foreigners’ beliefs and values. It’s a costly mistake, each time

The game theory behind violating ceasefires

Truces like the one in the Gulf get broken all the time. But they still work

Millions will go hungry if the Strait of Hormuz stays closed

Expensive fuel and fertiliser will lead to smaller harvests and higher prices