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Mad Men: ROK Lawmaker Says DPRK May Borrow From Putin’s Playbook

By | October 17, 2022

Ruling party lawmaker: Putin’s “madman” antics play could inspire Kim Jong Un.

ROK Envoy at UN Emergency Session: Dividing Countries Causes Problems

By | October 13, 2022

South Korea’s UN envoy tackles Ukraine annexation, Russia’s nuclear threats.

Pro-Kremlin Media: Closer Ties with North Korea Needed Against the West

By | October 09, 2022

A sanctioned Russian media outlet calls for the Kremlin to shore up ties with North Korea against the West.

Divided Korea, United Nations and the Ukraine Annexation

By | October 04, 2022

North Korea and South Korea approach Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s territory very differently, yet both through the sense of the UN.

Sum of All Fears: Russia’s Nuclear Threats and the Korean Peninsula

By | September 30, 2022

Russia’s nuclear threats will invariably affect the situation on the Korean Peninsula, even if only indirectly, argues Hanshin University academic.