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Yeji Chung
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Korea Analyst at the American Enterprise Institute's Foreign & Defense Policy, Coalition Defense of Taiwan. Views Mine
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"The trust in the respondent's ability to uphold the liberal democratic order and faithfully execute governmental duties has been irreparably lost. As a result, it has reached a point where the respondent can no longer be entrusted with the administration of the country."

Constitutional Court 4/4
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📌🤓Come work with us at AEI as part of the CDOT team!

We’re looking for a fall intern to support our research on US defense policy and security issues in the Indo-Pacific. This includes work on China’s military modernization and US alliance interests.

Apply here: www.linkedin.com/posts/yeji-c...
📌🤓Come work with us at AEI as part of the CDOT team! | Yeji Chung
📌🤓Come work with us at AEI as part of the CDOT team! We’re looking for a fall intern to support Dan Blumenthal’s research on U.S. defense policy and security issues in the Indo-Pacific. This includes...
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July 16, 2025 at 4:23 PM
📌🤓Come work with us at AEI as part of the CDOT team!

We’re looking for a fall intern to support our research on US defense policy and security issues in the Indo-Pacific. This includes work on China’s military modernization and US alliance interests.

Apply here: www.linkedin.com/posts/yeji-c...
📌🤓Come work with us at AEI as part of the CDOT team! | Yeji Chung
📌🤓Come work with us at AEI as part of the CDOT team! We’re looking for a fall intern to support Dan Blumenthal’s research on U.S. defense policy and security issues in the Indo-Pacific. This includes...
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July 16, 2025 at 4:23 PM
"The trust in the respondent's ability to uphold the liberal democratic order and faithfully execute governmental duties has been irreparably lost. As a result, it has reached a point where the respondent can no longer be entrusted with the administration of the country."

Constitutional Court 4/4
April 4, 2025 at 7:40 PM
NK NEWS: North Korean state media reported on U.S. President Donald Trump’s election win and inauguration for the first time on Wednesday morning, after Trump broke precedent to call the DPRK a nuclear power just hours after taking office.

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North Korea reports on Trump election win, inauguration for first time | NK News
North Korean state media reported on U.S. President Donald Trump’s election win and inauguration for the first time on Wednesday morning, after Trump broke precedent to call the DPRK a nuclear power j...
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January 21, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Trump on Kim Jong Un: "I liked him ... I think he has tremendous condo capability. He's got a lot of shoreline."
January 21, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Thread: PRC Installs Steel Structure in the Yellow Sea Amid South Korea's Political Turmoil 🧵

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January 17, 2025 at 8:44 PM
U.S. Secretary of State nominee Sen. Marco Rubio said the new administration’s DPRK policy aims to prevent an inadvertent nuclear crisis on the Peninsula and discourage other nations from pursuing their own nuclear weapons, at a confirmation hearing today.

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Marco Rubio Senate Confirmation Hearing to be Secretary of State
YouTube video by C-SPAN
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January 15, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Prior to his arrest, Yoon alleged election fraud by the National Election Commission:

- "Tremendous numbers of fake ballots were discovered."
- "The National Election Commission's computer system was defenseless against hacking and manipulation."

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January 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
“The North Koreans have a ‘meat grinder’ strategy. Where Ukrainians use a mine-clearing vehicle, they just use people," Lieutenant Colonel “Leopard” told the Times.

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‘North Korean troops refuse to be taken alive’
Kim’s soldiers sent to bolster Russian forces against Ukraine’s incursion are being used as human mine detectors in the ‘meat grinder’ of the front line
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January 15, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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This can be taken either as a willingness to welcome Kim Jong Un into the nuclear club or as an acknowledgement of an unfortunate reality. Until now the US govt has never recognized North Korea as a nuclear weapons state. That could change with Trump 2.0.
Per Yonhap: U.S. Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth described North Korea as a "nuclear power" in written answers submitted to the Senate Armed Services Committee ahead of his confirmation hearing.

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Pentagon chief nominee calls N. Korea 'nuclear power' | Yonhap News Agency
By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegs...
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January 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Per Yonhap: U.S. Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth described North Korea as a "nuclear power" in written answers submitted to the Senate Armed Services Committee ahead of his confirmation hearing.

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Pentagon chief nominee calls N. Korea 'nuclear power' | Yonhap News Agency
By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegs...
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January 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
An ROK military unit deployed in the National Assembly blockade operation following the 12.3 martial law declaration had requested internal blueprints of the NA building in July last year.

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국회 투입 1공수여단, 계엄 5개월 전 국회에 설계도 요구
[헤럴드경제=박혜원 기자] 12·3 비상계엄 선포 직후 국회 봉쇄 작전에 투입됐던 특전사령부 예하 제1공수특전여단(1공수여단)이 지난해 7월 국회에 내부 설계도면을 요구했던 것으로 확인됐다. 13일 ‘내란 혐의 국정조사 특위’ 소속인 더불어민주당 윤건영 의원이 이날 특전사에서 받은 자료에 따르면 1공수여단은 지난해 7월 국회에 공문을 보내 국회 설계도면을 ...
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January 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
At least 300 North Korean soldiers dispatched to support Moscow's war in Ukraine have been killed, with some 2,700 others injured, South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) said Monday.

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January 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Thread: Declining DPRK-PRC Relations in 2024🧵

My first contribution at AEI is out: www.aei.org/articles/chi...
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January 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM
One of the two North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine has claimed during questioning that he thought he was going for training, not to the war against Ukraine, Kyiv's security service has said.

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January 12, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine has captured two wounded North Korean soldiers in Russia's western Kursk region and investigators are questioning them.

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January 11, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Reposted by Yeji Chung
Just in from North Korean TV: Video of Monday's IRBM launch
January 7, 2025 at 3:12 AM
N.K. launch involves suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile: JCS

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January 6, 2025 at 3:54 AM
North Korea fires ballistic missile for first time in two months: Seoul

“The launch coincided with a visit to Seoul by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken for a series of high-level meetings,” writes
@nknewsorg.bsky.social @colinzwirko.bsky.social.

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North Korea fires ballistic missile for first time in two months: Seoul | NK News
North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile toward the east coast around noon on Monday, according to the South Korean military, the DPRK’s first since early November. The launch coincided with a ...
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January 6, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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🧵Former ROK Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, writing from jail, appealed to the public to protect President Yoon Suk-yeol, alleging that those involved in missions to eliminate pro-North Korean communists are enduring "illegal investigations."

Text translated below.
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“尹 대통령 지켜 달라”…김용현 전 국방장관, ‘애국 동지’에 옥중서신
‘12·3 비상계엄 사태’ 내란 중요 임무 종사, 직권남용 혐의로 구속 기소된 김용현 전 국방부 장관이 이른바 ‘애국 동지’들에게 옥중서신을 보냈다. 김 전 장관은 지난달 29일 쓴 서신에서 “수백 통의 격려 서신을 통해 저에게 큰 용기와 희망을 주셨다”며 “자유 대한민국의 ...
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January 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
🧵Former ROK Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, writing from jail, appealed to the public to protect President Yoon Suk-yeol, alleging that those involved in missions to eliminate pro-North Korean communists are enduring "illegal investigations."

Text translated below.
www.segye.com/newsView/202...
“尹 대통령 지켜 달라”…김용현 전 국방장관, ‘애국 동지’에 옥중서신
‘12·3 비상계엄 사태’ 내란 중요 임무 종사, 직권남용 혐의로 구속 기소된 김용현 전 국방부 장관이 이른바 ‘애국 동지’들에게 옥중서신을 보냈다. 김 전 장관은 지난달 29일 쓴 서신에서 “수백 통의 격려 서신을 통해 저에게 큰 용기와 희망을 주셨다”며 “자유 대한민국의 ...
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January 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The Ukrainian military has reportedly captured a North Korean soldier as a prisoner in Kursk Oblast, marking the first such incident.

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Ukrainian Forces Capture North Korean Soldier, Russian APCs and Documents in Kursk Oblast
The Ukrainian Defense Forces have probably captured the first North Korean soldier who fought on the side of the Russian army
mil.in.ua
December 27, 2024 at 1:50 AM
North Korea is producing ballistic missiles for Russia's use against Ukraine more quickly than previously believed, Jonah Leff, executive director of Conflict Armament Research, told the U.N. Security Council on Dec. 18.

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North Korea producing missiles for Russia's use in Ukraine within months, researcher tells UN
Jonah Leff said that the researchers from his group examined remnants of four North Korean missiles recovered in Ukraine in July and August. One of them had marks showing it was procured in 2024, acco...
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December 19, 2024 at 8:45 PM
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NBS is back with new polling results after a few weeks off. The numbers mostly affirm what others found in terms of approval and party support. And 78% say it was a good decision to impeach Yoon.
December 19, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Reposted by Yeji Chung
A Post investigation found at least 1,800 law enforcement officers were charged with crimes involving child sexual abuse from 2005 through 2022.

After years of reporting on children being violated by the officers sworn to protect them, here’s what we’ve learned:
The Post investigated cops accused of sexually abusing kids. Here’s what we learned.
The Post spent two years reporting on kids exploited by police officers. Here’s what we learned about the systemic failures that allow these crimes to occur.
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December 19, 2024 at 3:56 PM