US – North Korean relations have hit recently another unprecedented escalation. A litany of threats and counter threats have brought the two countries into the verge of a military confrontation. After two weeks of heightened rhetoric, things calmed down and came to a pause, thanks to South Korean president who ...
The new US ambassador to Japan on Thursday reassured the country of an “ironclad” commitment to their security alliance, but urged Tokyo to step up its role in the pact, amid heightened tensions over North Korea’s missile threats. Tokyo remains on alert against potential military provocations by Pyongyang after North ...