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North Korea’s Troop Deployment Has Upended the Russia-Ukraine War
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has, for the first time, sent combatant units abroad, to aid Russia in the war in Ukraine. As noted in the Joint Statement on the DPRK’s...
North Korea Going to War in Ukraine Is a Nightmare for China
It is yet unclear whether or not China gave its tacit approval to Kim Jong-un’s decision to send roughly 10,000 elite North Korean troops to fight for Russia in Kursk. The force,...
The Stakes of the Russia-North Korea Alliance
In early October 2024, Ukrainian intelligence announced that several thousand North Korean soldiers had begun training in Russia. The South Korean government and the United States corroborated the report. Then,...
What Does the Team Up with North Korea Tell Us About Russia?
North Koreans are involved in combat on European soil. Not that long ago, such a headline would have triggered disbelief or amazement. But in this day and age, the fact...
Kim Jong-un’s Nuclear “Show and Tell” Should Lead to a Washington Rethink
The North Korean problem suddenly got a lot worse last month when Kim Jong-un unveiled a new uranium enrichment plant capable of producing weapons-grade uranium for nuclear warheads. Pyongyang has...
Is the Russia-North Korea Alliance Sustainable?
Kim Jong-un has declared that the newly signed “Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership” between Russia and North Korea, finalized on June 19, elevates their relationship to “a new, higher level...
How Important is the New Russia-North Korea Treaty?
The mutual defense treaty signed by Russia and North Korea (DPRK) on June 19 of this year is a symbolic upgrade to the two country’s relationship. The two now have...
Institutionalizing the Axis of Upheaval: The Russia-DPRK Strategic Partnership
Russia and North Korea have formalized a strategic partnership pledging mutual military support, reflecting their shared opposition to the current global order. The mutual economic and military benefits they stand...
The Revival of the Moscow-Pyongyang Axis
Pyongyang relished Moscow’s revival of the alliance-like relationship that it had severed decades earlier. Still, many international observers were shocked when Vladimir Putin signed a Strategic Partnership Pact in June...
Russia and North Korea’s Partnership of Pariahs: Will it Last?
One of the more unexpected outcomes of the Russo-Ukrainian war has been the revitalized partnership between Russia and North Korea. For Pyongyang, this renewed relationship is particularly advantageous as it...
Inept U.S. Policy is Driving Russia and North Korea Together
Growing military cooperation between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Russia has led to a surge of pearl-clutching among the U.S. foreign policy establishment and its allies in...
Empathy Can Help Kamala Harris Stabilize the Korean Peninsula
Let’s be real. The Republic of Korea and the United States both want lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula. And with consumers from their markets and beyond already feeling the...