Foreign Relations
Information related to the North Korea’s foreign relations
Over a year on, still no U.S. ambassador to South Korea
With Mark Lippert's departure last January and the post remaining vacant, has diplomacy suffered?
How propaganda changed: the Rodong Sinmun under Kim Il Sung
From mentions of Stalin to Juche, here's how state discourse shifted on the first leader's watch
Why Russia wasn’t invited to the Vancouver conference on North Korea
A high-level meeting excluding Beijing and Moscow ignores the Kremlin's growing clout over the DPRK
Why so many North Koreans need to reach third countries to defect
South Korea must press China more to stop refoulement, experts say
How North Koreans get rich on overseas labor jobs
Businessmen like Mr. Lee may see their prospects cut by an upcoming UN ban on DPRK workers abroad
The View from Jingshan: China reacts to inter-Korean dialogue, maritime interdictions
DPRK-ROK talks were cited as proof that Beijing's strategy is working, but the issue of sanctions looms large
What to make of renewed inter-Korean talks
Pyongyang and Seoul achieved an easy win early on, but more contentious discussions lie ahead
Four years in North Korea: observations from Switzerland’s man in Pyongyang
Thomas Fisler discusses work that brought him to all but one province of the DPRK
First North Korean oil tanker in months broadcasts location at Chinese port
Sanctioned oil tanker broadcasts its position for a few hours, before disappearing from tracking systems
When North Korea almost backed China-style economic reforms
A brief flirtation with Dengist marketization was abandoned - only a few years before the famine
