Posts Tagged ‘sanctions’
South Korea Needs To Break Its Russian Coal Habit: Report
The ROK has been an outlier among democracies in terms of reducing imports of Russian coal. This could be bad for Seoul, argues KITA.
Russia’s Hands-Off Approach To North Korean Cooperation with Breakaway Ukrainian Territories
Russia plays it close to the vest on North Korean cooperation with Ukrainian breakaway republics.
Atomic Aftermath: An Op-Ed Glossary
Adam Cathcart and Mycal Ford take on a slew of op-eds, half-truths, and brilliant assertions in a creative A-Z glossary of post-nuclear news and opinion.
Delegations Galore: Signs of a Continuing Rift in Sino-NK Relations
Delegations Galore: Signs of a Continuing Rift in Sino-NK Relations by Brian Gleason Although China and North Korea have maintained strong bilateral ties for decades, North Korea’s relentless pursuit of nuclear weapons, advanced missile systems and “satellite launches” has continued to take its toll on the relationship. In the aftermath of North Korea’s failed rocket […]
Parsing PRC and DPRK Foreign Ministry Statements on Satellite Launches
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Foreign Ministry/MFA/外交部) dominates a corner of the Chaoyang district; its grey girth looms not far at all from the DPRK Embassy. While the MFA is not the driving Chinese institution in relations with North Korea, it does play a key role in articulating China’s public concerns about the alliance; the […]





