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North Korea-Russia Defense Relations: Drivers and Developments
Despite Russia’s domestic turmoil — economic, political, and otherwise — relations with the DPRK are as good as they’ve been in recent history. In his latest essay as Sino-NK’s Russia and Eurasia Analyst, Anthony Rinna sketches out the contours of current Russia-North Korea relations.
Go East, Young Man! DPRK Seeks Russian Tourists Leery of the Middle East
Amidst the nuclear explosions and industrial complex shutdowns, it is easy to forget that some institutions in the DPRK are actually trying to attract people from abroad, not push them away. Russia and Eurasia Analyst Anthony Rinna returns with a timely translation from the original Russian.
Ulan Bator’s Small Country Diplomacy: The Case of North Korea
The larger powers in East and Northeast Asia have done little to mitigate Pyongyang’s pursuit of weaponry or to dampen its supposed desire to unify the peninsula under the Kimist banner. Now, an important key to resolving the North Korean crisis may rest in an unlikely source: Mongolia. Anthony Rinna explores.
Business Council Giving Practical Form to Russia-DPRK Ties?
How can North Korea-Russian business ties be strengthened? One possible way: with a transnational business council. Anthony Rinna considers plans for a North Korea-Russia business council in this translation.
Friends in Need: Choe Swoops in on DPRK-Russia Relations
On Monday, Korean Workers’ Party Secretary Choe Ryong-hae will embark upon an extended visit to Russia as a special representative of the Kim government. In this, his debut essay for Sino-NK, analyst Anthony Rinna looks at the potential of the visit, and its limitations.
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