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Presidential rivals offer conflicting visions for North Korea in policy pledges
Analysis

Presidential rivals offer conflicting visions for North Korea in policy pledges

Lee Jae-myung and Kim Moon-soo both call for strengthening US-ROK alliance but differ on need for nukes and engagement

Presidential rivals offer conflicting visions for North Korea in policy pledges
Shreyas ReddyShreyas Reddy May 12, 2025
A third front: Japan’s missile buildup challenges North Korea’s defense plans
Analysis

A third front: Japan’s missile buildup challenges North Korea’s defense plans

Tokyo’s embrace of counterstrike capabilities is raising alarm in Pyongyang, forcing strategy rethink beyond US and ROK

A third front: Japan’s missile buildup challenges North Korea’s defense plans
Joon Ha ParkJoon Ha Park | Shreyas Reddy May 12, 2025
How Kim Jong Un’s latest speech justifies North Korean troop dispatch to Russia
Analysis

How Kim Jong Un’s latest speech justifies North Korean troop dispatch to Russia

DPRK leader links threats from South Korea to Ukrainian ‘neo-Nazis,' suggests fighting Kyiv is necessary to deter Seoul

How Kim Jong Un’s latest speech justifies North Korean troop dispatch to Russia
Anton SokolinAnton Sokolin May 12, 2025
US, ROK stage naval drills on countering North Korean incursions over sea border
News

US, ROK stage naval drills on countering North Korean incursions over sea border

Joint exercise in East Sea trains for special ops attacks and comes as DPRK projects more aggressive naval posture

US, ROK stage naval drills on countering North Korean incursions over sea border
Jooheon KimJooheon Kim May 12, 2025
At Red Square, Putin meets North Korean general leading troops against Ukraine
News

At Red Square, Putin meets North Korean general leading troops against Ukraine

Russian leader thanks officers linked to DPRK deployment at parade as Kim Jong Un visits Russian Embassy for Victory Day

At Red Square, Putin meets North Korean general leading troops against Ukraine
Anton SokolinAnton Sokolin May 9, 2025
Putin, Xi demand end to sanctions and ‘military pressure’ against North Korea
News

Putin, Xi demand end to sanctions and ‘military pressure’ against North Korea

Leaders of Russia and China denounce US policy in Asia ahead of Victory Day parade set to showcase their alignment

Putin, Xi demand end to sanctions and ‘military pressure’ against North Korea
Anton SokolinAnton Sokolin May 9, 2025
What if a successful Chinese invasion of Taiwan emboldens North Korea
What If?

What if a successful Chinese invasion of Taiwan emboldens North Korea

US inaction or defeat would leave allies feeling vulnerable, and push Seoul to take desperate measures for its defense

What if a successful Chinese invasion of Taiwan emboldens North Korea
James FretwellJames Fretwell May 9, 2025
US accuses Russia of obstructing North Korea sanctions enforcement at UNSC
News

US accuses Russia of obstructing North Korea sanctions enforcement at UNSC

Security Council meeting foregrounds continuing divisions over DPRK, one year after dissolution of Panel of Experts

US accuses Russia of obstructing North Korea sanctions enforcement at UNSC
Jooheon KimJooheon Kim May 8, 2025
Bart van Genugten: How Western tourists put North Koreans’ lives at risk
North Korea News Podcast

Bart van Genugten: How Western tourists put North Koreans’ lives at risk

YouTuber recounts his participation in the recent Pyongyang marathon and the ethics of creating content in the DPRK

Bart van Genugten: How Western tourists put North Koreans’ lives at risk
Jacco ZwetslootJacco Zwetsloot | NK News May 8, 2025
What Arab Gulf states’ rise as mediators means for future US-North Korea talks
Analysis

What Arab Gulf states’ rise as mediators means for future US-North Korea talks

Saudi Arabia, Oman and Qatar have all served as go-betweens for US, but hurdles stand in way of them doing so with DPRK

What Arab Gulf states’ rise as mediators means for future US-North Korea talks
Gabriela BernalGabriela Bernal May 8, 2025