Donald Kirk

Donald Kirk is a journalist and the author of several books about Asian affairs, including Korea Betrayed: Kim Dae Jung and Sunshine (2009); Okinawa and Jeju: Bases of Discontent (2013); Kim Dae Jung and the Quest for the Nobel (with Kim Kisam, 2016)Send him a tip: tips@thedailybeast.com. You can also use our anonymous document submission system, SecureDrop. Click here to find out how.

A photo illustration of Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un.

RIPPLE EFFECT

Trump’s BFF Kim Jong Un Panics After Decapitation Drama

The U.S. president’s surprise Venezuela raid is reverberating in dangerous ways on the Korean Peninsula.

Donald Kirk

Vladimir Zelensky, Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump illustration

YOU’RE NEXT

Trump’s Betrayal of Ukraine Should Make Another Ally Tremble

They might think they’re safe—but Trump is giving the world every reason to think otherwise.

Donald Kirk

Then-President Donald Trump attends a 2019 press conference in South Korea.

TAKING NOTES

Why Trump Is Watching South Korea’s Martial Law Horror

The temptation for Trump to emulate South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol will be overwhelming.

Donald Kirk

Photo Illustration featuring Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Kim Jung Un, and Na Kyung-won against a fiery backdrop.

ROCKET MAN SHOWDOWN

Meet the Woman Who Could Start a Whole New Nuclear Standoff

South Koreans no longer trust the U.S. to keep them safe, and new presidential hopeful Na Kyung-won is leading the charge to bring in their own nukes.

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An illustration of a poop emoji holding balloons

HOT AIR

Floating Poop Attack Set to Escalate North Korea Balloon War

The activist who has been floating balloons over the border into North Korea for years has big plans to avenge the excrement-filled vessels sent into the South.

Donald Kirk

Donald Kirk

Trump’s BFF Kim Jong Un Panics After Decapitation Drama

Trump’s Betrayal of Ukraine Should Make Another Ally Tremble

Why Trump Is Watching South Korea’s Martial Law Horror

Meet the Woman Who Could Start a Whole New Nuclear Standoff

Floating Poop Attack Set to Escalate North Korea Balloon War

One of the World’s Richest Women Sentenced to Execution

Why Some Insiders Fear North Korea Will Fire Nukes This Year

The Plot to Kill Kim Jong Un

The Grim Endgame of Putin and Kim Jong Un’s New Lovefest

A Fugitive Cult’s Dream Life in Fiji Threatens to Fall Apart