My colleague Olivia Vassalotti is back with another guest post, this time with an update on the recent activities of Glocom, a North Korean intelligence-linked company selling military communications technology overseas. It’s a must-read for anyone interested in North Korea’s…
My colleagues Catherine Dill, Cameron Trainer and I were reminded when looking at satellite imagery of Nampo, taken yesterday morning, that North Korea’s evasive tactics are successfully keeping the country’s coal and iron exporters in business. Prior to being sanctioned by the UN,…
Readers may recall my earlier rantings about a company called ‘Glocom’, a North Korean military communications firm masquerading as Malaysian, and selling missile navigation systems and other arms-related products around the world. The company was outed by the UN Panel…
Malaysian-North Korean relations have been imploding since the assassination of Kim Jong Nam in Kuala Lumpur Airport, and the subsequent revelations that North Korea has been doing a whole lot of other shady things on Malaysian soil. If you haven’t…
My wonderful colleague Andrea Berger unearthed a few nuggets on the Sri Lankan-North Korean military relationship and has written up a fascinating little piece to share with us. The UN Panel of Experts working on North Korea sanctions implementation published…
A couple of weeks ago, the AP’s Edith Lederer cited a report by a UN panel of experts that stated “Pyongyang is involved in banned nuclear and ballistic activities in Iran, Syria and Myanmar.” Arms Control Wonk.com now has obtained…
Many of us have long suspected that the Tinner Family — Father Freidrich and brothers Marco and Urs — Swiss businessman who participated in the AQ Khan network — were also US intelligence assets (See Urs Tinner and Tinner Talks).…
ISIS has released a long-awaited trio of papers on Burma’s very odd nuclear programs. Burma: A Nuclear Wanabee; Suspicious Links to North Korea; High-Tech Procurements (January 28, 2010) A look at Burmese high tech illicit procurement efforts, the cooperation with…
Wouldn’t it be spectacular if we promoted nonproliferation talks the way we promote Monster Truck Rallies, Metal concerts and the other staples of my Midwestern upbringing? WEDNESDAY! WEDNESDAY! WEDNESDAY! ONE DAY ONLY. HOUSTON WOOD. DAVID ALBRIGHT. JEFFREY LEWIS. YOU’LL PAY…
Well, well, well. Look who has a website. Next thing you know, he’ll be blogging.
