Foreign Relations
Information related to the North Korea’s foreign relations
With no ambassador yet, US signals South Korea at bottom of Biden’s to-do list
US won’t have ambassador for months, frustrating Moon Jae-in as he strives for breakthrough with North Korea
How history can help predict the next 10 years of Kim Jong Un’s rule
Predecessors Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il’s first decades in power suggest surprises in the years to come
Longtime head of influential North Korea abductee group dies at 83
Shigeo Iizuka fought for the return of Japanese nationals taken to the DPRK after his sister was abducted in 1970s
White House says it favors ‘step-by-step’ approach to North Korea nuclear issue
Top official says Biden hopes to build on past presidents’ DPRK policies, while conceding lack of progress this year
10 years of Kim Jong Un: What should Washington do now about North Korea?
Experts weigh the different options for the US as Kim Jong Un enters his second decade in power
Kim Jong Un is brutal, nuclear-armed, and there’s little anyone can do about it
Ten more years of Kim means more missiles and more oppression, all at the expense of the North Korean people
Enhanced border controls hurtle North Korea into a new information dark age
The COVID crisis has helped authorities justify harsher measures that will likely persist even after the pandemic ends
10 years of Kim Jong Un: Where will North Korea be 10 years from now?
Experts vote on a range of potential scenarios, from crisis and ongoing COVID-19 isolation to economic growth and more
Of course North Korea and US want to end Korean War — but only on their terms
Moon Jae-in says two Koreas, US and China agree ‘in principle’ to end the war, but excitement is likely premature
The good, the bad and the memorable of expat life in North Korea
The system is stifling for Koreans and foreigners alike, but human interactions carry one through difficulties
