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Preventing War on the Korean Peninsula: China and Russia’s Military Posturing in Response to U.S. Drills

As tensions on the Korean Peninsula escalate, China and Russia have responded to U.S. military maneuvers with significant demonstrations of their own military power. These actions come in the wake of the U.S. launching the unscheduled Vigilant Ace military exercises,…

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Russia’s Air Defense Strategy: A Key Factor in Preventing U.S. Military Action Against North Korea?

In a revealing interview from August 12, 2017, Evgeny Kim, a senior fellow at the Centre for Korean Studies of the Institute of Far Eastern Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences, discussed Russia’s role in deterring potential U.S. military…

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U.S. General Warns of Risks of Military Defeat in Potential North Korean Conflict

A report submitted to the U.S. Congress by General Jan-Marc Jouas, former deputy commander of U.S. Forces Korea, has raised alarming concerns over the U.S. military’s ability to succeed in a potential conflict on the Korean Peninsula. The report suggests…