Khang Vu
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Khang Vu is a visiting scholar in the Political Science Department at Boston College. He was a 2023-24 Hans J. Morgenthau pre-doctoral fellow at the University of Notre Dame. Khang received his Ph.D. from Boston College in 2024 and his master’s degree from Dartmouth College in 2019. His other writing has appeared in International Security, the Journal of Contemporary China, Asian Survey, The Diplomat, War on the Rocks, The National Interest, East Asia Forum, Fulcrum, to name a few. His expertise is in East Asian security, arms control, alliance politics, inter-Korean security issues, and Vietnam’s foreign policy.
Kim Jong-un is in no rush to talk
With Moscow’s backing and a growing nuclear arsenal, Pyongyang thinks it can afford to wait out Washington and Seoul.
Why North Korea is modernising its conventional arsenal
Russia's war economy is fuelling Pyongyang's most ambitious military upgrade in decades.
Will North Korea defend China in a Taiwan war?
Pyongyang’s contribution to Moscow’s war against Ukraine means a difficult question needs to be asked in the event shooting starts.
Vietnam is courting North Korea – and still winning Western friends
Hanoi’s multilateral approach lets it engage both Pyongyang and Washington, punching above its weight diplomatically.
Are there actually North Korean troops inside Ukraine?
With no reliable evidence of North Korean soldiers beyond Kursk, the reality isn’t matching the media hype.
Kim Jong-un builds destroyers his grandfather never could – to what ends?
Pyongyang’s navy program drains resources from proven deterrents but gives Kim a legacy project to rival his ancestors.
Thailand-Cambodia clashes pose a serious test to ASEAN centrality
Border violence between two members undermines the bloc’s credibility and risks drawing in great power competition.
Can Seoul’s soft diplomacy break the Russia–North Korea alliance?
Pyongyang is reaping the benefits of its relationship with Moscow. South Korea’s new president wants to woo them back.
Why has North Korea finally admitted its troops are dying in Russia’s war on Ukraine?
Not even the Hermit Kingdom is immune to domestic pressure.
The News Lens
14 February 2023
