Foreign Relations
Information related to the North Korea’s foreign relations
North Korea could possess 50 ICBMs capable of striking US by 2035: Report
Expert says US intel assessment, while not new, reflects growing push to upgrade American missile defenses
North Korean hackers target Ukrainian government in elaborate espionage campaign
Report finds DPRK threat group used phishing emails to gather intel likely aimed at informing troop deployment to Russia
US names North Korea as a country not cooperating with counterterrorism efforts
Designation for 29th consecutive year blocks the sale of American weapons to the DPRK
State Department bans use of US passports for travel to North Korea for 9th year
Washington cites ‘serious risk’ of arrest and detention to justify restrictions, which now extend through Aug. 2026
In first, UN General Assembly to host meeting on North Korean human rights
High-level gathering set to provide rare platform to address DPRK abuses amid ongoing paralysis on Security Council
Putin meets North Korean commanders, and Kim Jong Un’s Victory Day speech
NK News’ Jooheon Kim discusses how DPRK leader justified troop dispatch to fight Ukraine and South Korea’s election
Australian warship sets sail to monitor North Korean sanctions evasion at sea
Deployment of HMAS Sydney for Operation Argos comes as multilateral sanctions team prepares to release first report
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
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
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