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Echoing Kim Jong Un, North Korean diplomat warns nuclear test moratorium may end

Echoing Kim Jong Un, North Korean diplomat warns nuclear test moratorium may end

Diplomat repeats Kim Jong Un's line that U.S. must lift its "hostile policy" against DPRK, according to Reuters

Echoing Kim Jong Un, North Korean diplomat warns nuclear test moratorium may end
Jacob Fromer
Jacob Fromer January 21, 2020
How more great power diplomacy could solve the North Korean nuclear problem

How more great power diplomacy could solve the North Korean nuclear problem

A U.S.-China pact to protect their respective client states would put both North and South Korea under nuclear umbrellas

How more great power diplomacy could solve the North Korean nuclear problem
Robert E. McCoy
Robert E. McCoy January 21, 2020
Tourism to North Korea suspended amid China coronavirus concerns: operator

Tourism to North Korea suspended amid China coronavirus concerns: operator

Measures appear similar to extensive restrictions imposed during 2014 Ebola outbreak

Tourism to North Korea suspended amid China coronavirus concerns: operator
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll | Nils Weisensee January 21, 2020
With a “crude” new foreign minister, North Korea strengthens its hard-line turn

With a “crude” new foreign minister, North Korea strengthens its hard-line turn

Ri Son Gwon, with his reputation for bluster, may be the ideal DPRK diplomat if tensions rise in the coming year

With a “crude” new foreign minister, North Korea strengthens its hard-line turn
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham January 21, 2020
Keeping the peace at the DMZ – NKNews Podcast Ep.111
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Keeping the peace at the DMZ – NKNews Podcast Ep.111

Swiss Major General Patrick Gauchat discusses neutral actors on the peninsula and their importance going forward

Keeping the peace at the DMZ – NKNews Podcast Ep.111
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot January 21, 2020
Ri Son Gwon appointed North Korean foreign minister, diplomatic note confirms

Ri Son Gwon appointed North Korean foreign minister, diplomatic note confirms

Long-time military hardliner to now serve as DPRK's top diplomat, foreign embassies in Pyongyang told

Ri Son Gwon appointed North Korean foreign minister, diplomatic note confirms
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll January 20, 2020
Trump’s legal team points to Korea policy in impeachment trial defense memo

Trump’s legal team points to Korea policy in impeachment trial defense memo

Trump's defense cites "fresh" DPRK policy, compares cost-sharing negotiations with Seoul to withheld Ukrainian aid

Trump’s legal team points to Korea policy in impeachment trial defense memo
Jacob Fromer
Jacob Fromer January 20, 2020
North Korea reshuffles its foreign policy top brass: potential implications
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North Korea reshuffles its foreign policy top brass: potential implications

Appointment of a new foreign minister is not surprising, but Ri Son Gwon, if his appointment is confirmed, is

North Korea reshuffles its foreign policy top brass: potential implications
Rachel Minyoung Lee
Rachel Minyoung Lee January 20, 2020
Ri Su Yong, long-time stalwart of North Korean diplomacy, likely replaced

Ri Su Yong, long-time stalwart of North Korean diplomacy, likely replaced

Former DPRK ambassador to Russia may have taken Ri's place on ruling party central committee, analyst says

Ri Su Yong, long-time stalwart of North Korean diplomacy, likely replaced
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham January 20, 2020
Ri Yong Ho replaced as North Korean foreign minister, sources say

Ri Yong Ho replaced as North Korean foreign minister, sources say

Ri Son Gwon will be replacement, sources say, a shift which could see major changes to foreign policy posture

Ri Yong Ho replaced as North Korean foreign minister, sources say
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll January 18, 2020