Foreign Relations
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Why US missions to infiltrate North Korea are high stakes but low return
Researcher Mark Sauter analyzes the reported 2019 Navy SEAL raid in light of past covert operations against the DPRK
North Korean army blamed Russia for early casualties in Kursk, state TV reveals
KCTV broadcast documents coordination issues in apparent effort to head off criticism for losses in Ukraine war
North Korean magazine invites foreigners to visit new resort, despite travel ban
An in-depth analysis of promotion of tourism law, letters to Kim Jong Un, Halloween in DPRK schools and more
Machinery of Juche: How Japanese tech catalyzed North Korean industry
Despite professed self-reliance, the DPRK looked to its former colonizer to scale up industries critical for military
Kim Jong Un reinforced that daughter is successor by taking her to China: NIS
Seoul’s spy agency says trip bolstered her credentials, rejecting idea that North Korean leader’s son is his actual heir
ROK must create conditions for talks despite North Korea’s ‘cold attitude’: Lee
South Korean president blames predecessor for fostering distrust, stresses need to encourage US-DPRK diplomacy
Kim Jong Un’s much-hyped show of unity with Xi and Putin masks deep divides
Ties between North Korea, China and Russia are defined by distrust, providing a shaky foundation for a trilateral axis
Mark Sauter: What to make of the reported US Navy SEAL mission into North Korea
Researcher discusses what allegedly happened and how it echoes decades of covert ops on the Korean Peninsula
Rubio, Cho stress commitment to counter North Korea amid Hyundai raid tensions
Top US, ROK diplomats also discuss Kim Jong Un’s visit to China during meeting over detained South Korean workers
Book review: Interrogating North Korea’s role in Africa’s fight for freedom
‘Comrades Beyond the Cold War’ reveals how DPRK exported arms, ideology and art to Southern Africa, defying hermit label
