May 06, 2024

Foreign Relations

Information related to the North Korea’s foreign relations

Seoul to review opening of liaison office with North Korea

Seoul to review opening of liaison office with North Korea

Blue House may delay the opening following cancellation of Mike Pompeo's trip to the DPRK

Seoul to review opening of liaison office with North Korea
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne August 27, 2018
North Korea’s economic reintegration: past lessons from former pariah states
NK PRO

North Korea’s economic reintegration: past lessons from former pariah states

Precedent suggests institutional change is essential for real development

North Korea’s economic reintegration: past lessons from former pariah states
N.Korea frees Japanese national on ‘humanitarian’ grounds: KCNA

N.Korea frees Japanese national on ‘humanitarian’ grounds: KCNA

Japanese national released less than a month after detention during tourist visit

N.Korea frees Japanese national on ‘humanitarian’ grounds: KCNA
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 26, 2018
Absent calculated risks, U.S.-DPRK diplomacy getting nowhere fast

Absent calculated risks, U.S.-DPRK diplomacy getting nowhere fast

Trump's cancellation of Pompeo visit to Pyongyang shows a growing obsession with China trade gambit

Absent calculated risks, U.S.-DPRK diplomacy getting nowhere fast
Stephan Haggard
Stephan Haggard August 26, 2018
Trump calls off Pompeo’s upcoming trip to North Korea

Trump calls off Pompeo’s upcoming trip to North Korea

U.S. President cited lack of progress on denuclearization, said trip could happen later

Trump calls off Pompeo’s upcoming trip to North Korea
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne August 24, 2018
Seoul to investigate potential for inter-Korean infrastructure development

Seoul to investigate potential for inter-Korean infrastructure development

ROK government-run institute hopes to conduct joint research with North Korean organizations

Seoul to investigate potential for inter-Korean infrastructure development
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji August 24, 2018
Moscow “outraged” by UN Panel of Experts leak

Moscow “outraged” by UN Panel of Experts leak

Russian Foreign Ministry calls for an investigation into the leaks

Moscow “outraged” by UN Panel of Experts leak
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne August 23, 2018
U.S. appoints new North Korea envoy, Pompeo to visit Pyongyang next week

U.S. appoints new North Korea envoy, Pompeo to visit Pyongyang next week

Pompeo and new appointee Stephen Biegun to visit Pyongyang next week

U.S. appoints new North Korea envoy, Pompeo to visit Pyongyang next week
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald August 23, 2018
Seoul to open Kaesong liaison office without requesting sanctions exemption: MOFA

Seoul to open Kaesong liaison office without requesting sanctions exemption: MOFA

South Korean government dismisses reported disagreements with U.S. as "minor issue"

Seoul to open Kaesong liaison office without requesting sanctions exemption: MOFA
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji August 23, 2018
Why a return to “maximum pressure” seems unlikely – for now at least

Why a return to “maximum pressure” seems unlikely – for now at least

It is in Trump's interests to maintain the illusion of progress for as long as possible

Why a return to “maximum pressure” seems unlikely – for now at least
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov August 22, 2018