As I follow the Korea denuclearization story in the Korean media, I am finding the South Korea’s National Intelligence Service does something remarkably responsible and sane: they provide elected officials with timely intelligence, in a classified and unclassified setting, on a regular basis. When the New York Times published an overhyped story last month that North...
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After CIA Visit, South Korea’s Intel Chief Expects Another Summit
President Trump’s “fire and fury” rhetoric no longer drives the news cycle. Nor does the pomp and circumstance of his Singapore summit with North Kore’s Kim Jong Un. The most recent denuclearization talks between the United States, North Korea, and South Korea were cancelled earlier this month. All the while, the U.S. and South Korean intelligence...
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North Korea Spends Massively on Luxury Goods
So says Suh Hoon, director of South Korea’s National Intelligence Agency (NIS). The purchased contraband items reportedly include automobiles, fur and liquor.
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The Five Eyes Focus on China, Which Will Please the President
When CIA director Gina Haspel announced last month that the agency was giving new emphasis to “nation-state rivals,” she cited one example: China. When President Trump told the United Nations hat one nation-state was seeking to interfere in the 2018 elections, he cited China (although he provided no evidence to support the claim.) Now Reuters reports the Five Eyes...
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What Happened to Jamal Khashoggi?
NEWS Saudi Arabia What Happened to Jamal Khashoggi?–The disappearance of Saudi journalist fits with a pattern of crude intimidation and silencing of dissent, says former CIA analyst (Al-Monitor). How will Jamal Khashoggi case affect Turkey-Saudi ties?–Erdogan would turn against against Saudi Arabia if it were proven that Khashoggi was killed inside the consulate, officials say...