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North Korea foreign policy
A Guide to North Korea’s Crisis Playbook
By Khang Vu and Khang Vu
The current “crisis” in inter-Korean relations follows a similar pattern from Pyongyang.
Uganda: North Korea’s African Ally
By R. Maxwell Bone
A decades-long relationship continues to flourish, despite increasing pressure from UN sanctions.
The New Face in North Korea-US Diplomacy
By Rongjie Lin
Choe Son Hui has enjoyed a rapid rise from the North Korean Department of Foreign Affairs to the State Affairs Commission.
Putin: North Korea Is Ready to Denuclearize – If It Gets Guarantees
By Vladimir Isachenkov and Eric Talmadge
The Russian president said he will discuss his meeting with Kim Jong Un with Chinese and U.S. officials.
Is North Korea Exerting 'Asymmetric Leverage' Over China?
By Corey Bell
What if Pyongyang is using nuclearization as a means to alter the terms of its relationship with China?
North Korea: A Hermit No More
By Aidan Foster-Carter
In a striking U-turn, Kim Jong Un has shifted from bellicosity to diplomacy.
All Politics Is Local in North Korea, Too
By Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein
Domestic politics are a more natural explanations for Pyongyang's political moves, like the recently announced amnesty.
North Korea: A Strava Perspective
By Garrett J.R. Redfield
Extrapolating foreigners' activity in North Korea based on the Strava heatmap.
What Does China Really Think of North Korea?
By Kerry Brown
Forget talk of “lips and teeth” -- Chinese contempt for North Korea is palpable.
What North Korea Tells Its People
By Adam Cathcart
What does the North Korean government want its citizens to think about recent diplomatic efforts?
The Psychology of North Korea’s Kim Jong-un: The Measure of a Man
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insight from Kenneth Dekleva.
Malaysia Mulls New North Korea Restrictions
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Najib’s bleak assessment of ties suggests that the pattern of limited and calibrated restrictions is likely to continue.