Foreign Relations
Information related to the North Korea’s foreign relations
Will Russia ever accept North Korea as a nuclear power?
Russian DPRK watchers say tacit acceptance of Pyongyang's nuclear program likely to grow
Where China stands after N.Korea’s fourth test
Greatly irritated by Pyongyang’s behavior, China still considers U.S. moves in Asia more threatening
The North Korean threat – the myth and its makers
Stories of Pyongyang’s relative military capability are much exaggerated – for a variety of reasons
Will a post-deal Iran outsource the bomb to North Korea?
Worries that Tehran sanctions relief further funds Pyongyang’s nuke development
Chinese tourists in N. Korea: Empathy or condescension?
Those from across the Tumen look at the North today and see their own past experiences
The image of Stalin in North Korea
The last ‘Stalinist’ system has little regard for the Soviet leader himself
Chinese border town residents distrust N.Koreans, outsiders
At tense times, Changbai residents aren't shy in expressing distrust of visitors, especially Korean
The cultural complications of Chinese tourism to North Korea
Rason tourism includes ruminations on 'pure' socialism of the DPRK, but not the PRC
After 4th N.Korean nuke test, time to think the unthinkable
Missile defense? A pre-emptive strike? MAD? Something has to change on the Korean Peninsula