Foreign Relations
Information related to the North Korea’s foreign relations
South Korea to spend $33B to support US forces deterring North Korea
Allies say ROK will also purchase $25B worth of American weapons, but offer no details on where nuke sub will be built
ROK researcher sentenced to prison for feeding info to North Korean agent
Operative reportedly infiltrated South Korea multiple times, raising questions about extent of DPRK’s spy activities
North Korea, Laos agree to boost ‘bonds of friendship’ after high-level talks
Top diplomats eye ties in tourism, diplomacy and other fields, discuss cooperation via ASEAN and Non-Aligned Movement
How Seoul and Kyiv can join forces to counter North Korea-Russia military ties
Hanna Hopko and Volodymyr Vernygora of Ukraine discuss the threat that the DPRK poses to both Europe and Asia
Book review: An ex-North Korean diplomat pulls back the curtain on the regime
Ri Il Gyu’s memoir recounts DPRK’s goals in Latin America and raises alarm about Pyongyang’s strategy toward Japan
Canadian arctic patrol ship monitors North Korea smuggling for 2nd time in month
Operation based out of Japan aimed to document DPRK ship-to-ship transfers in violation of UN sanctions
South Korea backs UN resolution on North Korean human rights, first under Lee
Co-sponsorship comes despite activists’ concerns that Lee would downplay abuses to support diplomacy with Pyongyang
Russian, North Korean media ink deal on ‘objective coverage’ of bilateral ties
Agreements on mass media cooperation point to efforts to align messaging amid deepening cooperation over Ukraine war
North Korean diplomats join COP30 climate change summit in Brazil
Delegation continues DPRK’s focus on environmental diplomacy even as country shrinks from broader engagement
Lao foreign minister to visit North Korea this week to boost ties: Vientiane
Thongsavanh Phomvihane visiting for five days at invitation of DPRK, a month after Lao president met Kim Jong Un
