North Korea’s Border Provocations Expose Risks of Washington’s Complacency

As North Korean troops continue their aggressive work constructing barriers along the heavily militarized Korean border, South Korean forces responded with warning shots—a measured act of defense that North Korea predictably condemned as a “serious provocation.” This recurring pattern of hostile posturing underscores a critical question for America: How long will Washington allow reckless adversaries to escalate tensions while we remain distracted elsewhere?Is Diplomacy Failing to Protect Our Asian Allies and Sovereignty?North Korea's Vice Chief of Staff, Ko Jong Chol, framed the South’s warning shots during recent joint South Korea-U.S. military exercises as deliberate provocations designed to justify Pyongyang’s fortification...