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More articles by 'Balazs Szalontai'
How the North Korean-Vietnamese friendship turned sour
Pyongyang's self-centered behavior towards Hanoi irreparably damaged a once-close alliance
How, and why, China and North Korea have drifted apart
China's pursuit of other partners in East Asia has strained the old alliance
A Korean Autonomous Territory in Mongolia?
North Korean economic nationalism has an exploitative side, which can backfire
The specter of terrorism in North Korean, Iranian propaganda
U.S. counter-terrorism is too much for Pyongyang’s regime, too little for Tehran’s
Consent, discord in North Korean, Iranian attitudes toward international terrorism
The enemy of my friend, the enemy of my enemy, or the friend of my enemy?
Riding the tiger of nationalism in North Korea
How did the North Korean leadership muzzle the tiger that Ceausescu could not control?
Cracks in the North Korea – Iran Axis
Elements of dissonance in the rhetoric of the Tehran-Pyongyang partnership
The imbecile, the lecher, the harlot and the monkey
Human rights concerns, S. Korea-Japan relations as subtexts in N. Korea's war on political correctness