North Korea

Robert Mugabe’s fascination with the Hermit Kingdom goes back many decades

A week in the life of simon cowell

Arms Control Wonk presents a table of worldwide nuclear tests by decade . 1980s total: 439. 1990s total: 64 (or so). Final grand...

With Kim Jong Il’s failing health, relations with North Korea are more fraught than ever before

When Barack Obama was choosing his cabinet, some pundits referenced Lincoln’s “team of rivals” in commenting his choice of...

President Lee Myung-bak tied aid to nuclear disarmament

It is hard to underestimate the imprint George W. Bush’s "axis of evil" speech left on U.S. foreign policy. The story has been...

China puts its foot down at the G20; Iran jails a journalist; and Kim Jong Il’s secret slush fund comes to light.

Both Japan and the U.S. say they’re prepared to shoot it down

Around the world, authoritarianism is on the rise, and the West seems powerless to oppose it