North Korea

Is Kim Jong Un Dead or Collecting Shells at the Beach on His “Staycation”?

Is Kim Jong Un dead?  Chilling at the beach?  Succumbing to an overdose of cheese?  Will he fully recover?  Or…

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Tobogganing Toward Gomorrah Revisited

On this episode of Deep State Radio Kori Schake of IISS and Ed Luce of the Financial Times join host…

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t’s a Great Time to Be a Nuke!

President Trump became the first American president to enter North Korea.  That’s the good news.  He also seems to be…

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The Great Successor: A Conversation with Anna Fifield on Her New Book on Kim Jong Un

Anna Fifield, Beijing Bureau Chief of the Washington Post, has written an extraordinary new book providing never before available insights…

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Stop the Madness: The F*U Issue

The Quick Take A quick look at the headlines this week 👀🏃🏻‍♀️ Sri Lanka: Suicide bombers descended upon churches in separate cities…

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DSR Daily: China passes foreign investment law, N Korea threatens to exit talks with “gangster-like” US

Dear Reader, Thank you very much for your support of The DSR Network.  We are extremely appreciative! Today will be…

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Deep State Daily: N Korea rebuilds missile launch site, Guaido calls for massive public sector strikes

Stories We’re Watching Brexit: EU & UK Negotiators at Impasse Over Customs Union & Backstop EU-UK talks collapsed earlier today,…

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Lessons of Hanoi

David Sanger was in Hanoi for the failed negotiations between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un.  He recommends the food,…

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Deep State Daily: Guaido returns to Venezuela, Qatar hails progress in US-Taliban peace talks

Stories We’re Watching Canada Allows Huawei Exec Extradition Hearing to Proceed, Huawei Prepares to Sue US Government On Friday, Canada’s…

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Back to Reality

Seems the honeymoon is over. Back in June, Trump and North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un were all smiles and…

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Deep State Daily: US-North Korea talks collapse, Pakistan to release kidnapped jetpilot

Stories We’re Watching US-North Korea Talks Collapse President Trump abruptly canceled talks with Supreme Leader Kim earlier today, citing intransigence…

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Deep State Daily: Cohen testifies to Congress, Pakistan kidnaps Indian jetpilot

Stories We’re Watching Cohen Testifies to Congress Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former personal lawyer, voluntarily testified before the House Oversight…

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Please Stop the News! It’s Too Much!

Depending on your view of history and human life, the Michael Cohen circus on television this Wednesday was the third…

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Deep State Daily: Trump & Kim in Vietnam for 2nd summit, House votes to overturn Trump’s national emergency

Stories We’re Watching Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif Announces Resignation on Instagram #iResign #lol Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif announced…

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Deep State Daily: Trump & Kim in Vietnam for 2nd summit, House votes to overturn Trump\’s national emergency

Stories We\’re Watching Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif Announces Resignation on Instagram #iResign #lol Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif announced…

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Are We On the Verge of Trump’s First Big Foreign Policy Win?

Sometimes the experts at Deep State Radio harbor a slight but noticeable skepticism about the foreign policy acumen of Donald…

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Deep State Daily: Trump is sooo over 5G, Netanyahu strikes deal with far-right extremists

Stories We’re Watching Putin to US: Come at me bro! I’m ready for another Cuban Missile Crisis if you want one.…

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Deep State Daily: Macedonia joins NATO, Saudi wants Russia to join OPEC

Stories We’re Watching In his own words. . .  National Security and Foreign Policy Highlights from SOTU On North Korea,…

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Deep State Daily: Mariah Carey performs in the Magic Kingdom & Trump’s own party slams his troop withdrawals

Stories We’re Watching President Trump’s Own Party Rebukes his Foreign Policy Yesterday, the Senate voted to advance legislation to formally…

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Deep State Daily: Germany & France Make a Friendship Bracelet, Davos Begins

Stories We’re Watching Gasp! Another Hidden Ballistic Missile Base Discovered in North Korea Yesterday, the Center for Strategic and International…

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