Foreign Relations
Information related to the North Korea’s foreign relations
US, ROK launch round-the-clock air drills simulating war with North Korea
Five-day training to feature 2,000 sorties and ‘virtual enemy aircraft’ role-playing as DPRK jets and cruise missiles
North Korea slams US drills with ROK and support for Ukraine, warns of World War
Pyongyang seeks to brand Washington as disruptor of peace, citing summer drills and Kyiv’s incursion into Russia
US-ROK drills kick off as Yoon warns of ‘anti-state forces’ aiding North Korea
Joint Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise to run alongside South Korean government training for nuclear and drone crises
Red Cross receives sanctions exemption to send laptops to North Korea
Shipment intended to support office operations in DPRK, though unclear if related to plans for foreign staff to return
North Korea moves World Cup qualifier from Pyongyang due to ‘security concerns’
Iranian state media reports men’s match will now take place in Laos, despite DPRK’s plans to open to tourism weeks later
Kim Jong Un cheers Putin’s ‘sacred war’ on Ukraine to mark Liberation Day
North Korean leader signals strong ties with rare visit to monument to Soviet troops, greets flood victims in capital
North Korea accuses Japan of posing as ‘nuclear victim,’ slamming Kishida speech
An in-depth analysis of commentary on Hiroshima visit, Independence Day agitprop, a brutal heat wave and more
Yoonification: ROK president makes no room for Kim Jong Un in a unified Korea
Yoon’s call for unification under democracy makes North Korean regime change unspoken goal, aiming to divide its society
Rob York: How the Global South views North Korean human rights
Scholar discusses geopolitical battle for influence in Southern Hemisphere and DPRK’s illicit efforts to finance weapons
Lost in translation: When US and North Korean filmmakers made a movie together
‘The Other Side of the Mountain’ aimed to transcend politics, but was weighed down by a sappy plot and pro-DPRK message