A Quintessential Eastern Marxist State: A Review of A.B. Abrams’ Immovable Object: North Korea’s 70 Years at War with American Power

By Stephen Gowans April 3, 2021 On the eve of the First World War, and for a good many years thereafter, the bulk of humanity was in the thrall of a handful of great powers: Britain, France, Russia, and the rising powers of the United States, Japan, and Germany. These self-declared chosen nations and soi-disant … Continue reading A Quintessential Eastern Marxist State: A Review of A.B. Abrams’ Immovable Object: North Korea’s 70 Years at War with American Power →

Why North Korea blew up the inter-Korean liaison office

“But peace cannot be hoped for on the basis of some making concessions and the others making none. Peace based on the demands of the other side is not peace, it is ignominious surrender, and no revolutionary country sells itself or surrenders.” Fidel Castro. [1] June 20, 2020 North Korea recently blew up the “inter-Korean … Continue reading Why North Korea blew up the inter-Korean liaison office →

Kim Jong Un: Until the US shows it’s interested in peace, North Korea will continue to build strategic weapons

“But peace cannot be hoped for on the basis of some making concessions and the others making none. Peace based on the demands of the other side is not peace, it is ignominious surrender, and no revolutionary country sells itself or surrenders.”— Fidel Castro.* January 2, 2020 By Stephen Gowans On January 1, North Korea’s … Continue reading Kim Jong Un: Until the US shows it’s interested in peace, North Korea will continue to build strategic weapons →

North Korean cyber-theft. If it’s really happening, it’s entirely defensible.

September 16, 2019 By Stephen Gowans The US Treasury Department has accused North Korea of stealing “around $700 million in the last three years and” attempting “to steal nearly $2 billion” by means of cyber operations. The accusation, by itself, is evidence of nothing. North Korea may have done this, or not. Here are three … Continue reading North Korean cyber-theft. If it’s really happening, it’s entirely defensible. →

“Sanctions on Iraq, Syria, Yemen, North Korea or Iran, are the economic equivalent of atom bombs”

Alex Anfruns interviews Stephen Gowans On April 13, the US, UK and France launched an attack on Syria. The reason, backed by an enthusiastic mainstream media, was retaliation over an alleged chemical attack in Eastern Ghouta. We have interviewed Stephen Gowans to discuss this incident, US foreign policy in Syria, comparisons to foreign policy in … Continue reading “Sanctions on Iraq, Syria, Yemen, North Korea or Iran, are the economic equivalent of atom bombs” →

The Real Reason Washington is Worried about North Korea’s ICBM Test

With its ICBM test signaling its capability to retaliate against US aggression, North Korea has made clear that the United States’ seven decades long effort to topple its government may never come to fruition—a blow against US despotism, and an advance for peace, and for democracy on a world scale July 5, 2017 By Stephen … Continue reading The Real Reason Washington is Worried about North Korea’s ICBM Test →

Pentagon Leads Over 300,000 Troops in a Rehearsal for an Invasion One Week after the White House Announces It’s Considering Military Action against North Korea

March 13, 2017 By Stephen Gowans The United States and South Korea are conducting their largest-ever military exercises on the Korean peninsula [1], one week after the White House announced that it was considering military action against North Korea to bring about regime change. [2] The US-led exercises involve: • 300,000 South Korea troops • … Continue reading Pentagon Leads Over 300,000 Troops in a Rehearsal for an Invasion One Week after the White House Announces It’s Considering Military Action against North Korea →

Washington Considers Military Action Against North Korea to Force Regime Change

March 7, 2017 By Stephen Gowans The White House is considering “possible military action to force regime change” in North Korea, another in a long succession of threats Washington has issued against Pyongyang, piled atop unremitting aggression the United States has directed at the country from the very moment of its birth in 1948. In … Continue reading Washington Considers Military Action Against North Korea to Force Regime Change →

North Korea Challenges Legal Basis for Latest UN Sanctions Resolution

May 26, 2016 By Stephen Gowans The DPRK (North Korea) has asked the UN Secretary General to explain the legal grounds on which the Security Council issued a sanctions resolution branding the country’s recent satellite launch and nuclear test as a “threat to international peace and security.” On May 23, the DPRK permanent representative to … Continue reading North Korea Challenges Legal Basis for Latest UN Sanctions Resolution →

Why UN Sanctions Against North Korea Are Wrong

“What the U.S. really wants is not the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula but the Americanization of the Korean peninsula.” [1] March 7, 2016 By Stephen Gowans After successfully concluding negotiations with China to craft a new raft of international sanctions against North Korea, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power stepped in front … Continue reading Why UN Sanctions Against North Korea Are Wrong →