More: North Korea
Reexamining the Sino–Pyongyang Nexus: Ambivalence and Economic Interdependence
Since the crucible of the 1950–53 Korean War, the Sino–Pyongyang entanglement has been intricately woven and characterized by ambivalence. Even though China is clearly...
South Korea’s Defence Industry Might – The Golden K-Cow
Owing to the Korean Wave, the successful export of South Korean products, from K-Pop acts to hit dramas, to cosmetic brands and even food...
DPR Korea: Military satellites, ‘serious risk’ to civil aviation and shipping
The recent launch of a reconnaissance satellite by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), presents a ‘serious risk’ to international civil aviation and shipping, the Security...
Allies in the eternal Cold War, or the intriguing partnership of the Russian Federation and the DPRK
Recently, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov paid a working visit to the DPRK, because Russian-North Korean relations are becoming more and more dense, reaching...
The International Relations of Proxy War: Great Power Competition Facilitates Policy Shifts in North Korea-US Relations
For a variety of reasons, the DPRK regime has concentrated on nuclear weapons as the primary mode to achieve its goals. As other legitimizing...
US- Japan- South Korea Military Cooperation Pushes More Rigid Bipolar Security Arrangement in Northeast Asia
The Russian-North Korean negotiations this month have provoked a lot of hype, particularly in the West. It is assumed by the West that North...
China, Russia and North Korea: Kim Jong-un’s meeting with Putin
North Korea celebrates its founding day on September 9 every year, and this year marks the seventy-fifth anniversary of the occasion. North Korea, known...
The Korean war continues with Biden’s renewal of travel ban to North Korea
On August 22, the U.S. State Department renewed its ban on the use of U.S. passports for travel to North Korea. This travel ban...
Nuclear lessons from the Korean War of 1950
The 70th anniversary of the signing of the Korean Armistice Agreement stealthily approached last Thursday. One principal reason for the curiosity must be the...
Russia, China have a shared vision for North Korea
The three-day state visit on July 25-27 by Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu, accompanied by a military delegation, to Pyongyang is the first-ever such...