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Commentary

The Fourth Estate in South Asia: Media’s Role in Inter-State Crises

Last month, the world paused to remember the tenth anniversary of 26/11 â€” the 2008 attack launched by Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in Mumbai,

December 28, 2018
Commentary

North Korean Media: KCTV’s Coverage of Kim Jong Un’s Diplomatic Push in 2018

North Korea’s state broadcaster, Korean Central Television (KCTV), has had to tread a fine line covering this year’s international summits and diplomatic

December 27, 2018
Commentary

Jenny Town: My North Korea Prediction for 2019

Trump has the opportunity to reset the U.S.-DPRK agenda. Despite the good feelings developed between Trump and Kim during their meeting in

December 23, 2018
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DPRK Repeats Stance on Denuclearization

Just a week after the last high-level commentary carried by KCNA, another one by the same author—Jong Hyon—appeared on December 20. This

December 21, 2018
Commentary

Pyongyang: Willing to Wait

After a lengthy, six-week silence, Pyongyang finally weighed in again with extended criticism of Washington’s stance regarding US-DPRK talks, using what appears

December 17, 2018
Commentary

Indian Media Plays a Crucial Role in Times of Crises With Pakistan

Ten years ago, the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Tayyabba (LeT) launched an assault on Mumbai that lasted three days and was broadcast live on television.

December 10, 2018
Commentary

The Climate Change Report and the Global Security Impact

As homes and whole towns in California burned to the ground in unprecedented wildfires, themselves spurred by historic drought, the Trump administration

December 10, 2018
Commentary

Amazon in Crystal City: Threat and Opportunity for the Defense Department

Amazon’s recent announcement that it has chosen two locations for its second headquarters has been greeted with a general deflation of enthusiasm

December 7, 2018
Commentary

The Problem With Aid to North Korea is Bigger Than Diversion

On October 23, Kee B. Park and Eliana E. Kim made a convincing case for funding the UN’s request for humanitarian assistance to North

December 6, 2018
Commentary

Who Will Prevent the Next India-Pakistan War?

China’s stakes and vulnerabilities in South Asia have grown. U.S. leaders should make use of this. Ten years have passed since 26/11,

December 4, 2018
Commentary

North Korea’s Wi-Fi Story: The Mirae is Today

Korean Central Television recently broadcast a couple of reports about a new outdoor wireless data service in Pyongyang. The service is apparently

December 4, 2018
Commentary

Rajesh Rajagopalan Reviews “Investigating Crises”

Rajesh Rajagopalan, Professor in International Politics at Jawaharlal Nehru University, reviewed Stimson’s edited volume, Investigating Crises: South Asian’s Lessons, Evolving Dynamics, and Trajectories, in the

December 4, 2018