The Mutual Defense Treaty With North Korea May Backfire on Russia
Putin’s decision to sign a comprehensive mutual defense pact with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may ultimately be an own-goal.
A Tale of Three Triangles: The Complicated Geopolitics of Northeast Asia
The highly orchestrated imagery of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin standing next to his North Korean counterpart, Kim Jong Un, on the reviewing stand in Pyongyang’s…
10 Issues to Watch for on the Korean Peninsula in 2024
South Korea’s rapprochement with Japan and North Korea’s embrace of Russia significantly shaped events on the Korean Peninsula in 2023. Both promise to have a…
Kim Jong-un Changes Policy on Inter-Korean Reunification and Issues Threats of War
In a historic break with a policy of most of the past eight decades, Kim Jong-un’s speech made clear a different policy toward South Korea.
2023 in Review: The War in Ukraine and South Korea’s Increasingly Complex National Security
Seoul confronts the emergence of a new, far riskier nuclear order, while doubts about the credibility of U.S. extended deterrence remain.
2023 in Review: The War in Ukraine and North Korea
North Korea’s support for Russia’s war in Ukraine completed its turn away from efforts to normalize relations with the United States.
More Evidence of Russia’s Stronger Relationship with North Korea
Washington and Seoul must carefully watch how this partnership evolves, and prepare for an even less inhibited North Korea.
