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Korean security issues are getting increasingly caught up in US-China tensions
Pompeo’s canceled Seoul trip shows that Beijing is the priority, and that South Korea is falling into a deepening bind
30 years later, Russia and South Korea’s relationship is going steady
Seoul and Moscow’s diplomatic ties also benefit Pyongyang, despite old Cold War tensions
To break the deadlock with North Korea, the U.S. must engage Russia and China
While neither Beijing nor Moscow want a nuclear North Korea, they are wary of instability in the DPRK from U.S. pressure
One year on, what impact did the Kim-Putin summit really have?
While it may have had the trappings of little more than a sideshow, last year's meeting had wide-ranging consequences
In fight over COVID-19 aid to North Korea, sanctions relief now seems inevitable
Calls for economic pressure to continue will be difficult to maintain should the situation in the DPRK worsen
Why the coronavirus could sharpen the battle over sanctions relief for the DPRK
Difficulties in COVID-19 prevention could support the Chinese and Russian position that U.S.-led sanctions are too harsh
The U.S. should empower ROK defense, not squeeze the country for more money
The allies should focus dialogue on how to reduce U.S. troop numbers while maintaining structures for American support
Why it’s time for Washington and Seoul to reassess the U.S.-ROK alliance
Bilateral relations face various challenges, including military cost-sharing disputes and stalled talks with the North
Twenty years after the DPRK-Russia friendship treaty, what’s been achieved?
Attempts to further cooperation, following an early post-Cold War downturn in relations, have been plagued by sanctions
As North Korea’s year-end deadline looms, Russia fears a return to high tensions
Moscow has moved to reassert its importance to the North Korea issue as DPRK-U.S. diplomacy has flagged
