Foreign Relations
Information related to the North Korea’s foreign relations
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
