DPRK Foreign Relations

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.

Aborted Tourism Reopening Reflects Geopolitical Priorities in Pyongyang

By | October 15, 2025

Russian tourists first in line amid limited acceptance of foreign visitors, as Chinese tour groups fail to return to DPRK border destinations Sinuiju, Manpo, and Samjiyon

These Bloody Ties: A Review of “The Unloved Republic” by Brian Myers

By | November 14, 2024

In a new essay, James Constant reviews the latest book by one of the boldest writers in Korean Studies, B.R. Myers. The fundamentals of South Korean state identity are tabled for discussion.

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.

The Dandong Chess Board: Trade, Anti-Corruption, and Russian Visitors

By | May 26, 2024

What are the ambitions of Chinese Communist Party cadre in Dandong in opening up further to North Korea and Russia? And a local anti-corruption update.