Foreign Relations
Information related to the North Korea’s foreign relations
The good – but not too good – Japanese of N.Korean mass culture
The late 1980s saw the movement of the ‘good foreigner,’ including from Japan, in Northern works
N.Korea cyber attacks mistakenly down independent, gvt’ sites
Attempt to attack DPRK web presence led to outages on independent blogs, South Korean gvt sites
China and North Korea’s economic future
If China’s economic fortunes are set for a downturn, where does that leave its dependent?
Russian tanker visits North Korea’s Nampho port
Foreign owned tankers delivering to North Korea could indicate increasing demand
In Russia, selective memorials of Kim Jong Il’s true birthplace
Some memories, but little official recognition, of Kim Jong Il in his birthplace
Prodigal Son: Will an exasperated China turn to Kim Jong Nam?
At what point does a fed-up Beijing look elsewhere in the Kim family to uphold its interests?
Taking North Korea at its word
Why we should take more seriously what North Korea tells its own people
N.Korea insists on ‘ritual’ displays that harm itself: Academic
Kim Jong Un more likely to die in office than see his regime collapse, historian of Korea says
Experts: Can S.Korea help defectors in China?
Direct action difficult, but they say defectors can be supported indirectly
Is nuclear war coming to the Korean Peninsula?
Certain assumptions have to be made to call Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program 'aggressive'