Foreign Relations
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US-ROK forces roll out big guns for ‘annihilation’ drills to counter North Korea
Over 2,500 personnel and 600 assets feature in first day of ‘largest-ever’ joint live-fire drills by inter-Korean border
May 25, 2023
South Korea to host high-level nonproliferation talks, multilateral WMD drills
North Korea’s ‘nuclear and missile provocations’ to be major focus at Proliferation Security Initiative, Seoul says
May 24, 2023
New North Korean firm boasts of role in building library at Zambian university
NK News investigation links company to construction project at top school, a rare example of DPRK activity in country
May 24, 2023
North Korean weightlifters cleared to join upcoming Olympic qualifier in Cuba
Event would be DPRK athletes' first overseas since pandemic but has raised hackles about their lack of doping testing
May 24, 2023
US announces new sanctions targeting North Korean cyber crime, IT workers
Designations against four entities and individual come as US warns tech sector about working with remote DPRK IT workers
May 24, 2023
By linking radars, ROK and Japan reduce blind spots around North Korean missiles
Shortcomings in missile tracking have led to mistakes in past, but success will depend on sustained cooperation with US
May 23, 2023
EU leaders join Seoul in condemning North Korean nuclear and missile development
Europe will never accept Pyongyang’s ‘back door’ nuclear armament, European Council president says after meeting
May 23, 2023
How a US ambassador navigated North Korean tumult – Ep. 290
Kathleen Stephens discusses the DPRK’s 2010 attacks on South Korea, the breakdown of six-party talks and more
May 23, 2023
In Hiroshima, G7 leaders reaffirm commitment to North Korea’s denuclearization
Group says sanctions and talks critical to compel DPRK to ‘abandon’ nukes, repeating that it will never be nuclear state
May 22, 2023
Settling in Seoul: What is it like to speak to South Koreans about North Korea?
People in the DPRK are curious about the far wealthier South, but the interest doesn’t always go in the other direction
