Foreign Relations
Information related to the North Korea’s foreign relations
Diplomacy with North Korea? Not yet
Negotiations with Pyongyang are doomed until its end goals change
Is there a better way to repel Chinese fishing boats?
There was a time when Seoul and Pyongyang cooperated to repel Chinese fishing boats
DPRK history: the 170mm self-propelled gun in the Iran-Iraq War
Only combat use of North Korea’s exclusive weapon and its subsequent capture
Only inter-Korean cooperation can solve illegal Chinese fishing
Unilateral ventures around NLL risk not just those fishermen, but catastrophic escalation
From hero to zero: North Korea’s failure in Yanbian
Economic decline, Southern culture explain North's gradual loss of appeal to provincial residents of Korean origin
How Americans see North Koreans
Many have had their views shaped by movies, but Americans are also welcoming and warm
Forgotten allies: North Korea and Madagascar
Pyongyang long ago severed ties with much of the world, but legacy lives on in Madagascar
Striking black gold: How North Koreans became coal entrepreneurs
Coal is relatively easy to produce, so business-state partnerships have turned profits
The Obama administration is right on N.Korea, the critics are wrong
North Korea’s refusal to accept administration’s outstretched hand led to current impasse
China’s position on North Korea hasn’t changed
Despite sanctions support Beijing’s long-term interests dictate a soft approach