You may recall the widely published and tracked voyage of the North Korean cargo ship Kang Nam 1 that occured during most of june and early July.  It’s destination and cargo was widely speculated, and the fear or assumption was that it was carrying some type of elicit cargo such as weapons or nuclear material.  [...]

The now infamous North Korean flagged cargo ship Kang Nam 1 continues to make headlines and a nightmare of legal and diplomatic arguments as it proceeds to Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar).

Things are heating up around North Korea.  Not only has the most recent nuclear test raised the eyebrows of many around the world, but so has North Korea’s reaction to the proposed interdiction of North Korean ships to counter nuclear proliferation under the U.S. led Proliferation Security Initiative. North Korea intensified its threats against South [...]