Foreign Relations
Information related to the North Korea’s foreign relations
North Korea needs good ideas, not more aid
Former diplomat and aid coordinator in North Korea on why current aid delivery systems are ineffective
Interview: Massimo Urbani, former aid coordinator in N. Korea
Transcript of full interview with Massimo Urbani, former aid coordinator to North Korea
Subverted Engagement
"The engagers are a growing influence inside the Pyongyang-watching community, even though they are deeply compromised by their need to maintain access"
The pitfalls and potential of North Korea’s reform drive
Jang execution shows Pyongyang elite’s dissatisfaction with glut of Chinese investment
North Korea appoints first resident ambassador to Spain
Official relations do not necessarily mean North will have ambassador in a country
Author: U.S. dealt with hawkish S. Koreans in Pueblo affair
New book shows how Johnson administration managed spy ship crew’s abduction in tense Cold War-environment
NK Media Watch – Jan 8 to 14
North Koreans Respond to Kim Jong Un's New Year's Address; 13th SPA Election Committee Announced; and the First Day of Sport in the New Year
U.S. Army adds forces to the Korean peninsula
Rotational deployments increase U.S. strength in Korea and fit into long-term strategy
China, S. Korea, U.S: Whose NK approach works best?
Even-handed treatment by the Chinese not necessarily beneficial to inter-Korean ties, expert says