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North Korea’s Market Dilemma: Balancing Control and Revenue Generation

North Korea’s Market Dilemma: Balancing Control and Revenue Generation

By Lee Sang Yong
While markets remain regulated to varying degrees across regions, authorities appear focused on stimulating rather than shutting them down, likely as a means to raise funds.

The Collateral Victims of Kim Jong Un’s About-Face on Korean Unification

The Collateral Victims of Kim Jong Un’s About-Face on Korean Unification

By Meredith Shaw
The rejection of unification marked a massive paradigm shift for the North Korean state and its sympathizers – including Japan’s pro-North Korean community.
Belarus’ Foreign Minister Will Visit North Korea for Possible Talks on Russia Cooperation

Belarus’ Foreign Minister Will Visit North Korea for Possible Talks on Russia Cooperation

By Hyung-jin Kim
Maxim Ryzhenkov’s meeting with North Korean officials will likely center on establishing trilateral North Korea-Belarus-Russia partnerships.

The 2 Koreas’ Cold War Measures Destabilize the Korean Peninsula

The 2 Koreas’ Cold War Measures Destabilize the Korean Peninsula

By Mitch Shin
How should South Korea handle balloon clashes against the backdrop of Trump’s possible re-election? 

South Korea in the Maelstrom: East Asia’s Geopolitical Upheaval Brings Danger

South Korea in the Maelstrom: East Asia’s Geopolitical Upheaval Brings Danger

By Kenji Yoshida and Jason Morgan
“With Kim now emboldened, the prospect of unconventional acts like terrorist attacks on South Korean infrastructure and civilians is a real possibility,” says Dr. Cho Sung-min.

What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?
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Russia-Ukraine War Provides New Opportunities For North Korea’s Tank Industry

Russia-Ukraine War Provides New Opportunities For North Korea’s Tank Industry

By A. B. Abrams
Russia’s tank shortages could see North Korea emerge as a supplier of armor to the country – and beyond.

Taking Enhanced Russia-North Korea Ties in Stride

Taking Enhanced Russia-North Korea Ties in Stride

By Lyle Goldstein
In the end, enhanced Russia-North Korea ties should not come as a surprise.
The Russia-North Korea Military Alliance: Reducing Its Negative Fallout

The Russia-North Korea Military Alliance: Reducing Its Negative Fallout

By Jongsoo Lee
Moscow needs to assure Seoul that it will not let its relations with South Korea deteriorate unduly.

What South Korea Can Accomplish at NATO To Help End the War in Ukraine

What South Korea Can Accomplish at NATO To Help End the War in Ukraine

By Scott Snyder
Given the revitalized North Korea-Russia relationship, South Korea has an even more direct stake than before in the duration and outcome of the war in Ukraine.  

The Fallout of Russia’s Veto and Putin’s North Korea Visit 

The Fallout of Russia’s Veto and Putin’s North Korea Visit 

By Austin Wyatt
The impact of the fall of the UN Panel of Experts and how Australia should respond to Russia’s increasing closeness to North Korea.

What Did Chinese Analysts Think of the Kim-Putin Summit in Pyongyang?

What Did Chinese Analysts Think of the Kim-Putin Summit in Pyongyang?

By Hemant Adlakha
Commentators in China have very different takeaways from the Kim-Putin embrace in Pyongyang than their counterparts in the U.S.
Russia-North Korea Treaty Marks a Return to Normalcy

Russia-North Korea Treaty Marks a Return to Normalcy

By Dan Gudgeon
We are witnessing a steady return to a web of relations previously regarded as normal after a recent, somewhat exceptional 30-year period.

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