On August 17, the Japanese Kyodo News Agency reported that the graphite reactor in Yongbyon had resumed processing nuclear fuel for the production of weapons-grade plutonium, referring to the Nuclear Energy Research Institute of North Korea. According to the Institute’s report, North Korea is not a member of the Non-proliferation Treaty, and the USA constantly threatens it with nuclear weapons.
On August 10, 2016, a number of media rebroadcast the sensational news by the British newspaper The Telegraph: “The regime’s new crime – North Korean builders who are erecting a 70-story skyscraper in Pyongyang at the order of Kim Jong-un are being force-fed a methamphetamine drug to accelerate the construction process and meet the deadlines”.
From June 10, 2016, the National Intelligence Service of the Republic of Korea changed its motto for the fourth time. The “Secret sacrifice in the name of freedom and truth” will now be changed to “Silent dedication. Only in the name of protection and glory of the Republic of Korea.” The emblem has also changed. Instead of a compass that was too reminiscent of the NATO emblem, there is now a circle with a torch in the centre and national motifs.
South Korea was the scene of recent protests against the deployment of the US Army’s anti-ballistic missile system THAAD (Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense) to the country.
On August 3, the Japanese Cabinet has undergone a third reshuffling since Shinzo Abe took over as the country’s Prime Minister at the end of 2012. This event deserves special attention for several reasons: for one, it was apparently inspired by motives associated with the process of “normalization” of Japan, the advancement of which is already heavily influencing the situation in the Pacific Rim.
NEO has noted, that during the recent years the leading American think tanks have been increasingly focused on various aspects of China’s domestic and foreign policy.
Having examined the situation regarding the People’s Party in the previous article let’s look at what is happening to the others.
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump say that they disagree on a number of points related to foreign policy. Clinton remains hostile to Russia and wants to topple the Syrian government, while Trump has, at some points, indicated that he is open to working with Russia and the Syrian government to defeat ISIS.
