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Divergent Foreign Policy on the Korean Peninsula, and ROK Security Priorities

By | December 02, 2025

With Pyongyang leaning towards Moscow, and the US focusing more on China than North Korea, Peninsula security priorities have entered a period of flux.

Sea Change: the DPRK, and Russia’s New Maritime Power

By | November 25, 2025

Growing Moscow-Pyongyang alliance poses new naval security questions for main Northeast Asian military powers the US and China.

Betting on Moscow: DPRK’s Overtures to Belarus Reflect Broader Russia Priority

By | November 11, 2025

In courting Belarus, North Korea is further expanding its connections to Russia, and related Eurasian security imperatives following KPA deployment in Ukraine.

Yongusil: Russia’s New Great Game on the Korean Peninsula

By | October 31, 2025

Russia’s recent embrace of North Korea represents a Northeast Asia gambit that goes beyond transactional bilateralism and the conflict in Ukraine

Calling Kim After Midnight: Putin in Pyongyang

By | June 20, 2024

What is behind the Russia-North Korea summit in Pyongyang? Anthony Rinna returns to Sino-NK with an overarching analysis.