Foreign Relations
Information related to the North Korea’s foreign relations
N. Korea continues consolidation of power in June
Pyongyang shuffles more leadership & military positions, streamlines more agencies
Who is So Tae Ha, head of the Japanese abductions investigation?
Vice minister’s actual role remains unclear, but may be close confidant to Kim Jong Un
Reflections on missed opportunities of Kim Il Sung’s death
Dr. Mark Barry, who met Kim Il Sung weeks before his death, reflects on missed opportunities following his death
When two triangles fall apart: The new Korean geopolitics
Japan talking to the North? China cozy with the South? What’s going on?
Cohen: UN COI report takes bold stance on North Korean, Chinese atrocities
N. Korean human rights advocate says this year’s report sends message through Asia against forced repatriations
China-SK FTA would be a symbolic sting for N. Korea
Trade negotiations indicate Seoul's growing clout as Pyongyang's influence diminishes
How North Korea has been arming Palestinian militants for decades
Pyongyang's sole focus on survival virtually ensures North Korean weapons will continue to be found in the hands of those bent on Israel’s destruction
Track II negotiations and North Korea’s nuclear program: Are they effective?
Supporters see privately arranged dialogue as keeping discussions alive; critics see a waste of time - or worse
Treat N. Korea as a ‘terrorist state’: Bolton
Former UN ambassador sees changing attitudes in China as key to reuniting Korean Peninsula
Russia’s view of the ROK-Eurasian vision
Without North-South cooperation, Park’s Eurasian integration plans can’t work