North Korea Could Make 2024 a 'Year for Provocations'

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (AP)

By    |   Friday, 19 January 2024 07:16 AM EST ET

The plan by North Korean despot Kim Jong Un to abandon a longstanding policy pursuing reconciliation with South Korea is raising concerns among Pyongyang watchers that 2024 is "shaping up to be a year for provocations."

But while some experts contend that Kim's New Year's declaration indicates Pyongyang is preparing for war, others don't believe North Korea has strategically decided to initiate an attack.

Marisa Herman

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