📡 Recent @csis.org Beyond Parallel satellite imagery shows UAVs Saebyol 4 and 9 positioned together at Panghyon Airbase — the first time two UAVs have been spotted simultaneously at the site.
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North Korea recently conducted two separate missile launch activities into the East Sea—highlighting enduring patterns of provocation.
@csis.org Beyond Parallel has tracked nearly 490 provocations since 1958 across three leaders.
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With Iran restricting access in the Strait of Hormuz and China expanding its activities in the PMZ, Seoul faces tightening external pressure ahead of the Trump-Xi summit. @victordcha.bsky.social writes in Foreign Affairs that South Korea must coordinate with its partners to counter coercion.
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🔵 ICYMI I The Capital Cable
With Mark Lippert @csis.org, @victordcha.bsky.social, @darciedraudt.bsky.social @carnegieendowment.org, and Jang Ji‑Hyang discussed how Middle East instability is reshaping Korea’s economy and strategic choices.
🔗 www.youtube.com/live/gDUBMCS...
A Korean tanker loaded at Yanbu has rerouted via the Red Sea, but 26 Korea‑linked vessels remain stranded in the Strait of Hormuz. What structural risks does South Korea face today?
📊 Read @csis.org analysis by @victordcha.bsky.social and @andysaulim.com:
Recent @csis.org satellite imagery from this month shows the completion of a building at Yongbyon that is widely believed to be a new uranium enrichment plant for producing weapons-grade material for nuclear weapons, according to @iaeaorg.bsky.social.
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🎧 ICYMI I @victordcha.bsky.social recently spoke on Vandenberg Flash Focus about his book “China’s Weaponization of Trade," co-authored with Ellen Kim and @andysaulim.com.
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Asan Plenum ✨️ | As former Japanese PM Ishiba called for a Korea–Japan ACSA, @victordcha.bsky.social noted that the two countries “need to move beyond ACSA to an even higher level of cooperation.”
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In a recent episode of The Trade Guys, Bill and Scott welcome @victordcha.bsky.social @csis.org to discuss insights from his new book China’s Weaponization of Trade @columbiaup.bsky.social, on how China has used economic coercion over the past 30 years.
🎧 Listen: shorturl.at/Ym0jD
🟢 ICYMI | Asan Plenum 2026
@victordcha.bsky.social recently led the “Responding to the Rise of CRINK” session with @jgotkowska.bsky.social, Jia Qingguo @pku1898.bsky.social, Igor Khrestin, Lim Sungnam, Alexander Nikitin, Okano Masataka, and Randall Schriver @iips.bsky.social.
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China added 40 Japanese entities such as Subaru, MHI, and JAXA to export control and watch lists for dual-use items.
This brings the total number of targeted Japanese companies in @csis.org database to 99 among 600+ cases.
See more in our book China's Weaponization of Trade: youtu.be/FHUJGVLt44M
📣 @csis.org newsletter from Ambassador Ho‑Young Ahn:
He warns that legitimizing North Korea’s nuclear status would
🔹 strain the U.S.–ROK alliance
🔹 weaken deterrence
🔹 embolden China‑Russia‑North Korea coordination
🔗 Read more: shorturl.at/AV9Zg
🎧 ICYMI | The Impossible State
The BTS Homecoming: Does Korea's Soft Power Work?
Listen to @victordcha.bsky.social @csis.org, Dr. Jinaeng Choi, and Timothy Martin @wsj.com as they hold an insightful discussion on why Korean cultural exports like BTS resonate globally.
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Although China recently removed the Atlantic Amsterdam structure, 13 buoys and two aquaculture farms remain in the Korea–China Provisional Measures Zone.
@csis.org Beyond Parallel continues to track developments in the Yellow Sea: beyondparallel.csis.org/tag/yellow-s...
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📡 Satellite Imagery Analysis
As reports point to Russia drawing on North Korean labor for drone production, @csis.org Beyond Parallel imagery shows rapid expansion at Yelabuga’s UAV complex—evidence of Russia accelerating UAV/UCAV manufacturing.
🔎 Full analysis
North Korea’s growing partnership with Russia is extending beyond diplomacy and arms, with recent reports of DPRK workers deployed under conditions amounting to forced labor.
🔗 Explore our @csis.org Beyond Parallel database tracking 70+ meetings and 260+ events since Sept 2022: shorturl.at/Gnib0
📃 Video Analysis: Following Kim Jong‑un’s reappointment, the 9th Party Congress remains central to understanding regime priorities and power consolidation. Watch our @csis.org expert @sydseiler.bsky.social break it down:
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📘 TOMORROW I Join @victordcha.bsky.social @csis.org for a discussion on his book China’s Weaponization of Trade @soasuni.bsky.social University of London.
📍 SOAS, Room MB RG01
🕕 April 16 I 5:00-6:30 PM GMT I 12:00-1:30 PM EDT
🔗 shorturl.at/E5p2E
🔁 ICYMI | China and the U.S. are using trade and supply chains as coercive tools. @victordcha.bsky.social @csis.org, Paul Heer, and @leslievinjamuri.bsky.social discussed @global-affairs.bsky.social how economic interdependence is shifting and how countries can respond.
🎥 Watch: shorturl.at/I75Bc
@csis.org analysis confirms that the Atlantic Amsterdam, which was a point of tension between South Korea and China due to its unilateral placement by Beijing has moved out of the PMZ and arrived at a commercial shipyard in Weihai, China on 1/31.
Read here: beyondparallel.csis.org/china-reloca...
Seoul says it has secured 273 million barrels of crude oil, enough to cover over three months of demand. How much does this buffer reduce Korea’s vulnerability, and what hard choices lie ahead?
📊 Read @csis.org analysis by @victordcha.bsky.social and @andysaulim.com:
NEW @csis.org satellite imagery from this month shows the completion of a building at Yongbyon that is widely believed to be a new uranium enrichment plant for producing weapons-grade material for nuclear weapons, according to @iaeaorg.bsky.social.
Read here:
🎙️ ICYMI I @victordcha.bsky.social @csis.org recently spoke at the Strategerist podcast to discuss China’s economic coercion and collective resilience.
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🎧 ICYMI | The Impossible State
The BTS Homecoming: Does Korea's Soft Power Work?
Listen to @victordcha.bsky.social @csis.org, Dr. Jinaeng Choi, and Timothy Martin @wsj.com as they hold an insightful discussion on why Korean cultural exports like BTS resonate globally.
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🌏 News1 Future Forum 2026
Join @sydseiler.bsky.social @csis.org as he will be delivering a keynote speech and speaking on the panel “Korea’s Trajectory: Alliance Modernization vs. Strategic Autonomy.”
📍 Fairmont Ambassador Seoul, South Korea
🗓 May 7 | 8:30 AM–5:00 PM KST
🔗 RSVP: shorturl.at/hJdA3
Seoul has conveyed to Tehran a list of 26 Korea‑related vessels stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, as diplomatic efforts intensify amid stalled U.S.–Iran ceasefire talks. What comes next for Seoul’s policy choices?
📊 Read @csis.org analysis by @victordcha.bsky.social and @andysaulim.com:
🎙️LIVE NOW I @victordcha.bsky.social @csis.org and @lamikim.bsky.social will hold a timely discussion on the DPRK-Russia alliance with implications for Europe, Indo‑Pacific, and U.S.
🕒 April 14 | 10:00–11:15 a.m. EDT
📍 Arundel House, London | Online
🔗 Link: shorturl.at/I8PZ1
📺 VIDEO: How the Strategic Value of China to Korea Has Changed (Part 2)
As regional uncertainty grows, @victordcha.bsky.social @csis.org explains how Seoul’s assessment of Beijing has shifted—and why South Korea has effectively already made its choice.
▶️ Watch here: shorturl.at/XV8eP
NEW @csis.org satellite imagery from this month shows the completion of a building at Yongbyon that is widely believed to be a new uranium enrichment plant for producing weapons-grade material for nuclear weapons, according to @iaeaorg.bsky.social.
Read here:
🛳️ North Korea says it test‑fired strategic cruise and anti‑ship missiles from the lead Choe Hyon‑class destroyer.
Read our earlier @csis.org Beyond Parallel analysis that shows the Nampo‑launched vessel was built for multi‑mission strike and air defense:
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2) shorturl.at/0Upni