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...Dan Pinkston, a North Korea expert at the international relations faculty of Troy University, said the air exercises could be a “convenient excuse for Kim Jong Un to cancel the summit with Trump if he’s...
...Daniel Pinkston, a lecturer at Troy University in Seoul, believes North Korea has grounds for concern over such exercises....
...His identity is based on this,” says Daniel Pinkston, a North Korea expert at Troy University’s international relations faculty in Seoul....
...Continued resentment of Japan’s 35-year occupation meant “the Agitprop department doesn’t have to do much to whip up anti-Japanese sentiment”, Mr Pinkston said....
...Daniel Pinkston, an analyst at International Crisis Group, said the extreme seniority of the delegation and the abrupt announcement of the meeting suggested Mr Kim was still in control....
...Daniel Pinkston, an analyst at the International Crisis Group, said the missile launches were “nothing to get excited about”, adding that militaristic propaganda was largely aimed at boosting Mr Kim’s domestic...
...However, such a promise would not meet Washington’s demand that Pyongyang follow through on previous commitments to move towards denuclearisation, Mr Pinkston said....
...Daniel Pinkston, an analyst at the International Crisis Group, said North Korea’s ostensible push to ease tensions should be seen as part of a domestic propaganda drive....
...Daniel Pinkston, an analyst at the International Crisis Group, said it would be difficult for the Kaesong project to recover from the current disruption....
...“Jang was a powerful person, and probably made a number of functional contributions to the regime,” said Daniel Pinkston, an analyst at the International Crisis Group....
...This gesture appeared to be part of a drive by the young leader to shore up his support in the armed forces, said Daniel Pinkston at the International Crisis Group, noting that news of the accident would...
...Daniel Pinkston, an analyst at the International Crisis Group, said it could be unwise to infer a political meaning behind Mr Rodman’s return to North Korea....
...Daniel Pinkston, an analyst at the International Crisis Group, said the new fleet of fighter jets assumed a particular importance amid uncertainty over the future of the US military presence in South Korea...
...Daniel Pinkston, an analyst at the International Crisis Group, said the statement was consistent with previous pronouncements. “They’re so committed [to the nuclear programme]....
...“They have a lot of pride and seek prestige and recognition as a normal country,” Mr Pinkston said. “This is part of the message that . . ....
...Daniel Pinkston, a North Korea expert at the International Crisis Group, said Pyongyang and Havana would have known that the shipment violates UN resolutions on North Korean arms shipments and exports of...
...Daniel Pinkston, an analyst at the International Crisis Group, a research organisation, noted that a short-range ballistic missile launch would contravene UN Security Council resolutions, but that the 120km...
...“There’s been a long history of [North Korea] sending people,” said Daniel Pinkston, an analyst at the International Crisis Group in Seoul....
...Daniel Pinkston, an analyst at the International Crisis Group, said there was no evidence that the visit by Mr Schmidt and Mr Richardson reflected greater openness from Pyongyang....
...“I think it’s in the context of deterrence, with a lot of it directed at the domestic audience,” said Daniel Pinkston, a North Korea expert at the International Crisis Group....
...Daniel Pinkston, an analyst at the International Crisis Group in Seoul, said the latest deal on missiles increased the chances of an aggressive gesture from North Korea, such as a ballistic missile test....
...Daniel Pinkston, an analyst for the International Crisis Group in Seoul, said the apparent preparations for a launch by the North “shouldn’t come as a surprise”....
...Mr Pinkston said that whoever replaced Mr Ri as army chief of staff would “be grateful and beholden” to the new North Korean leader....
...But Daniel Pinkston, an International Crisis Group analyst, said the announcement of technical difficulties may have been a “deception operation” designed to reduce surveillance of the launch by South Korean...
...Daniel Pinkston, a north-east Asia specialist at the International Crisis Group, agreed that Russia’s decision to write off the debt would have little economic impact....
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