South Korea

Increasing fractures are surfacing within the ruling Saenuri Party, with rumours of an internal power struggle growing following the party's legislative election victory in April and... 2012-05-02

BMI View: North Korea is likely to carry out a new nuclear test in the near future, in line with recent speculation. However, its impact may be limited, given that East Asia and the... 2012-04-30

BMI View: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's inaugural speech and recent appointments point to broad continuity in foreign and domestic policy. However, the regime does seem to be... 2012-04-16

Talks between the U S and North Korean governments have born significant fruit, with Pyongyang agreeing to freeze its nuclear weapons programme in return for a food aid package from... 2012-03-05

BMI View: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un looks set to formally assume power in April, amid several key state and party events. We expect broad policy continuity, especially in defence-related... 2012-02-21

The ruling Grand National Party (GNP) has renamed itself the Saenuri Party in a bid to improve its election fortunes ahead of legislative elections in April. Following the emergence... 2012-02-03

BMI View: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's exiled elder half-brother Kim Jong Nam has made comments highly critical of the younger Kim and the system over which he presides. This... 2012-01-24

Stability on the Korean Peninsula has been called into question following the death of North Korea's dictator Kim Jong Il. Although his son Kim Jong Un appears to be taking over, the... 2012-01-06

BMI View: Kim Jong Un's appointment as Supreme Commander of the North Korean People's Army (KPA) confirms that he is on track to succeed his late father Kim Jong Il in other formal... 2012-01-03

BMI View: 2012 looks set to be a busy year for the Korean Peninsula, owing to several major politically significant anniversaries in the North, elections in the South and the US,... 2011-11-22