Foreign Relations
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US-ROK working group on deterring North Korea to meet for first time in 5 years
Pyongyang has denounced high-level consultation group, which serves as platform to discuss US nuclear umbrella
Yoon says South Korea won’t go nuclear, but the WMD debate isn’t going anywhere
Evolving North Korean threats are pushing Seoul to cross nuclear threshold, though this would invite punitive responses
US training allies on how to combat North Korean cyberattacks
State Department says it's hosting multiday courses through 2023 as DPRK hackers increase attacks on financial systems
Seoul can’t denuclearize North Korea with military ‘stick’: Defense official
ROK vice defense minister emphasizes economic incentives and says government has discussed security guarantees for DPRK
North Korea has ignored dozens of new inquiries about missing persons: UN
Working group bemoans DPRK’s ‘persistent lack of cooperation’ as it seeks whereabouts of abductees
North Korean support for Ukraine invasion gives Russia leverage on peninsula
Moscow has moved to solidify ties with Pyongyang since war began, but it still may be leaving the door open for Seoul
Russia ‘in process’ of buying North Korean ammunition for Ukraine war, US says
US officials confirm media reports but give no indication DPRK has already shipped artillery shells and rockets
North Korea able to supply vast quantities of ammunition to Russia: Experts
Researcher says Moscow has sought to procure DPRK arms for months, after US media reports on purchases for Ukraine war
Seoul must not abandon aircraft carrier program as it faces North Korean threats
Decision to cut funding for naval asset runs counter to South Korea’s plans for defense and arms exports
Tiger king? North Korea says it can help Russia protect endangered cats
DPRK diplomat tauts Pyongyang’s conservation efforts, though Siberian tigers believed to have vanished from peninsula