Foreign Relations
Information related to the North Korea’s foreign relations
Is current North Korea risk comparable to previous periods of high tensions?
DPRK’s increasing threats and improved military capabilities set 2024 apart from past periods of escalation
January 26, 2024
Mongolian ambassador and embassy staff arrived in Pyongyang in Dec: Sources
Rotation of diplomat and staff is only third after China and Russia since DPRK shut its borders in 2020
January 25, 2024
State media review: North Korea celebrates ties with developing world
An in-depth analysis of DPRK diplomacy, new homes for miners in typhoon-hit region and anti-US propaganda
January 25, 2024
Russian foreign minister evades topic of North Korea arms trade in interview
Moscow’s top diplomat challenged Washington to back up its claims of Russia-DPRK arms trade with evidence
January 25, 2024
Covering North Korea and Kim Jong Un’s elite female entourage – Ep. 326
Journalist Chun Sujin discusses her experiences writing about the DPRK and her book on powerful women in the country
January 24, 2024
North Korean sites experience outages amid campaign to overhaul web presence
Expert says DPRK may be making wider changes to its digital infrastructure in bid to unplug from global web
January 24, 2024
North Korea demolishes symbolic unification arch, satellite imagery suggests
Kim Jong Un ordered monument removed to ‘completely eliminate’ public’s idea of kinship with South Korea
January 23, 2024
Number of North Koreans entering Russia surges to 365 in Q3 2023: Data
Experts say increase is likely due to deepening ties as number of Russians visiting DPRK also jumped in same period
January 23, 2024
South Korea slams weapons transfers between North Korea and Russia
UN envoy decries apparent arms deals as direct violation of sanctions while Moscow representative blames ‘the West’
January 23, 2024
North Korea cancels Pyongyang marathon for fifth straight year: Tour agency
Cancellation likely due to lack of time to organize race rather than indicator of tourism status, event partner says
January 23, 2024
