Foreign Relations
Information related to the North Korea’s foreign relations
War on the Korean peninsula: brinkmanship or a genuine possibility?
With Washington and Pyongyang trading threats, experts assess likelihood of kinetic action
Construction restarts, expands at Tumen’s new bridge to North Korea
Construction progress appears to have picked up following pause earlier in the year
What Trump’s disavowal of the Iran deal means for North Korea
The move will have far-reaching diplomatic implications for DC’s ability to build coalitions
The View from Jingshan: New UN sanctions and the 19th Party Congress
As landmark CCP meeting looms, public opinion remains divided
Few foreign friends: How North Korea’s isolation goes beyond diplomacy
Where once it attracted international sympathy, the DPRK now fails to promote its side of the story
Illusion of independence: North Korea’s “civil organizations” and NGOs
Non-state-led collective action is an anathema to the country's politics - but progress is happening
The story of a North Korea-backed rebellion in Sri Lanka
DPRK backing for an ultra-leftist insurgency in 1971 ended in the expulsion of their diplomats
Russia’s “ambassador-at-large” and Moscow’s North Korea multilateralism
Why did Oleg Burmistrov meet with Choe Son Hui last week?
Comradely criticism: a brief history of Chinese-North Korean media spats
A recent tit-for-tat of editorials in Beijing and Pyongyang is not a new phenomenon
Center versus periphery: unpacking Beijing’s approach to sanctions
Reports that China is getting tough on Pyongyang miss the mark