Foreign Relations
Information related to the North Korea’s foreign relations
N. Korean ship with prior ties to weapon smuggling arrives at Chinese coal port
Myong Sin was previously owned by companies involved in DPRK gunrunning
China continued sanctioned commodities trade with N. Korea in December: data
KITA figures show that some newly sanctioned exports increased following their designation
Mike Pence in Korea: reading the tea leaves
What did the Vice President achieve in a three-day visit to the South?
What an inter-Korean summit in Pyongyang will – and won’t – achieve
A Moon-Kim meeting would represent a welcome thaw, but the fundamentals will not change
Roadblocks ahead: key hurdles to an inter-Korean summit in Pyongyang
Without real concessions from North Korea, a Moon-Kim meeting will be limited in scope
New sanctions beginning to have impact in and around N. Korea: sources
Foreign workers returning and businesses in China are shutting down, but effect in-country is mixed
Pyongyang to Pyeongchang: playing non-Olympic games
As the games begin, it's worth handing out some prizes of our own
A trip to Yanji, as sanctions begin to bite
Businesses are closing down, laborers are going home, and the border is increasingly monitored
N. Korea accesses financial services via “critical implementation deficiencies”: UN
Representatives of DPRK banks still working in China, Libya, the Russian Federation, Syria, and the United Arab Emirates
The unusual history of North Korea’s military foundation day
Like many of the DPRK's holidays, February 8 is a little bit of truth mixed with plenty of fiction
