War Is Boring

Click through to revisit our Kim Jong Il Comix, created by Kyle Mizokami and Matt Bors to celebrate Dear Leader’s eccentric approach to war.

The Diplomat speaks with Scott Snyder, Senior Fellow for Korea Studies and Director of the Program on U.S.-Korea Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations, about the reported death of Kim Jong Il.

North Korean president Kim Jong Il was in China this week, and China Defense Blog has the photos to prove it. That could be very good news. “Analysts say Kim’s trip, if it goes ahead, would be aimed at seeking badly needed economic aid from China, and the North in return may feel bound to return to long-stalled six-nation nuclear disarmament talks hosted by Beijing,” AFP reports.

Fresh from his acclaimed run as a War Is Boring columnist, Dear Leader Kim Jong Il is now trying his hand at comics — and succeeding brilliantly, of course. After all, this is the man who, while leading the great North Korean nation, also found time to pen operas, film scripts and treatises on cinema [...]

Fresh from his acclaimed run as a War Is Boring columnist, Dear Leader Kim Jong Il is now trying his hand at comics — and succeeding brilliantly, of course. After all, this is the man who, while leading the great North Korean nation, also found time to pen operas, film scripts and treatises on cinema [...]

Fresh from his acclaimed run as a War Is Boring columnist, Dear Leader Kim Jong Il is now trying his hand at comics — and succeeding brilliantly, of course. After all, this is the man who, while leading the great North Korean nation, also found time to pen operas, film scripts and treatises on cinema [...]

Welcome to the fourth installment of my War Is Boring column. This almost didn’t get published, as Mr. Axe put his foot down and refused. Whoops! His new address is Prisoner #945433, Camp 33, Hungnam, Hamgyong, North Korea. You may send care packages. For security reasons, please don’t send him anything edible, unless it is [...]

Welcome to the third installment of my new War Is Boring column. As I’ve said before, I’m here to clear the air. One of the things that seems to baffle people is why I pick fights at sea. I asked David Axe if he was interested in an article on this. He initially declined, but [...]

Welcome to the second installment of my new War Is Boring column, published under duress by David Axe. In the interests of improving mutual understanding between myself and, well, the rest of the world, I am using War Is Boring to explain why I do what I do. I will continue to do so until [...]

David Axe here. War Is Boring is excited beyond words to bring you our latest contributor, Dear Leader Kim Jong Il of North Korea. We hope you enjoy the Dear Leader’s wit, wisdom and insight. Please hang on every precious word. Please, do it for my Korean family. by KIM JONG IL Hello. My name [...]