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What the US withdrawal from Afghanistan means for North Korea
Pyongyang hardliners may think their idea of reunification is real again, but Korea differs vastly from Afghanistan
August 18, 2021
Seoul says second half of 2021 ‘very important’ period to resume talks with DPRK
G20 summit, Winter Olympics are key opportunities for breakthrough, suggests unification minister
August 18, 2021
US to keep troops in South Korea after Afghanistan pullout: White House
Top official stresses the two countries are ‘fundamentally different’ situations
August 18, 2021
Germany wins sanctions exemption to send COVID test equipment to North Korea
UN grants 9-month window for ‘export of medical equipment for the prevention and control of COVID-19 in the DPRK’
August 18, 2021
North Korean diplomats lash out at US in interviews with foreign media
Experts say DPRK seeks to legitimize its position abroad, as ambassadors to China, Russia, Syria criticize US-ROK drills
August 17, 2021
The man that might have saved North Korea and Afghanistan
Aleksandr Puzanov was Moscow’s diplomat in Pyongyang and Kabul as both countries tipped over the precipice
August 17, 2021
Hotline fling? North Korea ignores Seoul’s calls for more than a week
After brief reconnection, hotlines go dead from the North Korean side as Pyongyang fumes over routine US-ROK drills
August 17, 2021
US-ROK joint military drills to kick off on Monday for nine-day run: JCS
Seoul stresses computer simulation training is defensive in nature, after DPRK recently denounced the annual drills
August 15, 2021
How North Korean diplomatic missions help proliferation and arms trafficking
Embassies and consulates used for WMD procurement have tended to be located in high-tech and less regulated markets
August 13, 2021
Why North Korea’s cybercrime could kill prospects for a diplomatic breakthrough
Cryptocurrency theft has become a lifeline for Pyongyang's broken economy that could quickly derail future negotiations
August 11, 2021
