Tag: North Korea

Geostrategic magazine (22 November 2025)

From global think tanks The analyses published here do not necessarily reflect the strategic thinking of The Global Eye. Today’s about: China; China-Indo Pacific; China-Japan; COP30;...

North Korean crypto hackers bring home a third of the state’s total foreign currency revenue (Cybernews)

In a 138-page report on how the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is evading sanctions via cybercrimes, the Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT),...

China-Taiwan Weekly Update, October 3, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

PRC-Russia military cooperation. Leaked documents detail Russian plans to equip and train a PLA airborne battalion, which could play a significant role in a...

Adversary Entente Task Force Update, September 10, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Russia is relying on its allies, particularly the PRC, for energy revenues and economic support ahead of possible Western sanctions impacting Russian energy exports. North...

The China-Russia- North Korea alliance that needs no name (Seong-Hyon Lee – Lowy The Interpreter)

The image of Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong-un standing together at Tiananmen Square was a masterclass in political theatre, a chilling and...

Turning Crisis into Opportunity: North Korea’s Response to Trump’s Overtures (Abhishek Sharma – Observer Research Foundation)

Ever since Russia invaded Ukraine, although developing countries experienced struggles with food and energy security, with the Western world focused on putting an affront...

Undeclared North Korea: Sinpung-dong Missile Operating Base (Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Victor Cha and Jennifer Jun – Center for Strategic & International Studies)

Located approximately 27 kilometers from the China-North Korean border, the Sinpung-dong Missile Operating Base is an undeclared ballistic missile operating base in North Pyongan...

Geostrategic magazine (9 August 2025)

Complex research (by Marco Emanuele): Distinzioni fondamentali / Fundamental distinctions | The Global Eye L’assoluto della sicurezza lineare / Absolute linear security | The Global Eye Disumanità...

Europe Needs to Update its North Korea Policy (Saeme Kim – RUSI)

Europe’s approach to North Korea has stagnated into strategic irrelevance. Initiated with optimism in the early 2000s, the EU’s policy of ‘critical engagement’ aimed...

Hungnam Fertiliser Complex: DPRK’s Chemical Facilities: Site Profile 4 (The Project Anthracite Team – RUSI)

This report on Hungnam Fertiliser Complex is the fourth Project Anthracite site profile exploring different chemical production facilities throughout North Korea. The paper provides...

Raw Materials for Potential Chemical Warfare Agents: Technical Assessment 1 (RUSI)

Understanding the raw materials and precursor chemicals required to support a chemical weapons (CW) programme is an important foundation stone in an assessment of...

DOJ moves to claim $7.74 million tied to North Korean IT worker scheme (Jonathan Greig – The Record)

The Department of Justice has filed a civil forfeiture complaint in federal court in connection with more than $7.74 million that was previously frozen...

Geostrategic magazine (3 June 2025)

From global think tanks The analyses published here do not necessarily reflect the strategic thinking of The Global Eye Today’s about: Gaza; Georgia; NATO-Europe-Russia; Poland; Russia;...

US troops in Korea may soon switch focus from Pyongyang to Beijing (Gabriela Bernal – The Interpreter)

In all the years since the 1953 armistice that saw a cessation of fighting in the Korean war, US troops have been based in...

Failed Launch and Damage of the Second Guided Missile Destroyer (Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Victor Cha and Jennifer Jun – CSIS)

On May 21, North Korea held a launching ceremony of a “newly-built 5000-tonnage destroyer,” assessed to be the second Choe Hyon-class guided missile destroyer...

Why has North Korea finally admitted its troops are dying in Russia’s war on Ukraine? (Khang Vu – The Interpreter)

North Korea has rarely admitted the presence of its troops in foreign battlefields, let alone in an ongoing conflict. However, in late April, it...