Foreign Relations
Information related to the North Korea’s foreign relations
U.S. travel ban to North Korea: How will the exemption process work?
Four category exemption system could leave some stakeholders banned from entry
North Korea’s fishing industry: Markets, private business, and foreign trade
New sanctions target a burgeoning entrepreneurial class often independent from the state
Crude proposal? A North Korean oil embargo, in theory and in practice
Petroleum politics have long been a staple of the sanction and pressure discussion
Justice Department filing reveals North Korea’s money laundering, oil trade
Sanctioned DPRK entities used companies in Singapore to move dollars and buy oil products
North Korea now convinced that “time is on their side”: Ralph Cossa
President of CSIS Pacific Forum tells NK News that the U.S. has failed to "frighten" the DPRK
Debating “lips and teeth”: Talking North Korea sanctions in China
Both Washington policy and Beijing propaganda assume there is a unitary Chinese position on the DPRK
Fight the power: A rare student protest in North Korea
How the Cultural Revolution inspired a short-lived student rebellion in Pyongyang
How North Korea makes its missiles
Two reports this week made crucial mistakes about the DPRK's rocket development
Drawing a “red line” on North Korea: What’s the point?
First Trump, now Moon Jae-in - but such tough talk achieves little
Why U.S. military action against North Korea is not imminent
Despite the rhetoric, a pre-emptive strike on Pyongyang remains unlikely anytime soon