Foreign Relations
Information related to the North Korea’s foreign relations
North Korea’s abductions are ‘state-sponsored kidnapping,’ US ambassador says
Amb. Mike Waltz urged Pyongyang to resolve decades-old Japanese abductee cases during symposium with families
June 25, 2026
North Korean construction near border is ‘civil,’ not armistice breach: UNC
After ROK allegations, US-led command says DPRK activities are defensive in nature and restricted to the northern side
June 25, 2026
Russia sends Ebola testing kits to North Korea amid new Africa outbreak
The shipment of an unspecified quantity of test kits comes amid wide-ranging health care cooperation between the allies
June 25, 2026
Chinese kids set to visit UK-sanctioned North Korean Songdowon camp: tour firm
Potential trip comes after DPRK recalled its British ambassador over designation and Kim-Xi pledged to boost exchanges
June 25, 2026
Why North Korea’s anti-unification policies are an admission of weakness
Pyongyang knows it lacks leverage and is vulnerable to outside cultural influence, but hostility gives it strength
June 24, 2026
Ambassador recall, remote work scams and the lives of North Korea’s elites
Shreyas Reddy talks tensions with UK, while author Jieun Baek explains why DPRK elites can be privileged but powerless
June 23, 2026
Kim launches campaign to end North Korean coal industry’s ‘backwardness’
North Korean leader vows to expand nuclear forces to counter U.S.-led ‘hegemony,’ oversees leadership shuffle
June 23, 2026
What it would actually mean to accept North Korea as a nuclear state
US and allies already recognize DPRK’s nuke status in practice, but legal and political acceptance are bigger obstacles
June 22, 2026
China-North Korea processing trade holds firm with raw hair, wigs
Pyongyang also imported $2.2 million worth of medicine, including drugs used to treat tuberculosis
June 22, 2026
South Korean military alleges North’s border fortification violates armistice
The Joint Chiefs assessed North Korea’s refortification project will be finished a year early
June 22, 2026
