List of North Korea articles
-
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands with North Korean and U.S. flags behind them. Could Trump Rekindle Diplomacy With North Korea?
Now backed by Russia, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is less likely to be open to the kind of diplomacy we saw in Trump’s first term.
-
North Korean soldiers march in a military parade on Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang. North Korea Joining Russia’s War Is a Sign of Weakness
Instead of leveraging Moscow’s faltering prospects by upping aid to Ukraine, Western leaders are paralyzed by fright.
-
Images of Russian President Vladimir Putin are seen near national flags of North Korea and Russia in Pyongyang on June 20. Why North Korea’s Deployment of Troops to Russia Really Matters
Questions abound about the combat quality of Pyongyang’s troops, but they could bail out Moscow and end up alarming Seoul.
-
FP-Live-TK-1500x1000 How to Manage an Alliance of Autocracies
China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran are expanding their collaborations.
-
View of portraits of Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un with banners underneath that translate to "Long live the undefeated friendship and unity of DPRK-Russia!" and "We warmly welcome Comrade Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, the President of the Russian Federation" outside the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium in Pyongyang on June 20. The Risk of Another Korean War Is Higher Than Ever
Pyongyang is playing Russia and China against each other—and has given up on the United States.
-
Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin are seen from the front as they walk side by side through a doorway in front of security guards and other officials. Small North Korean and Russian flags cross over each other in the foreground. North Korean Shells Fuel Russia’s War—and Kim’s Ambitions
Pyongyang’s decrepit artillery rounds have kept Russia in the fight, and they might be the currency of even greater threats in Asia.
-
A soldier guards the entrance of the Unification Bridge in Paju. The Dream of Korean Unification Is Splitting Apart
Seoul’s policy shift is riskier than it seems.
-
Soldiers from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia pose for a photo before an exhibition celebrating late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Feb. 14, 2019. The ‘Axis of Evil’ Is Overhyped
The United States’ biggest adversaries are far from a unified threat.
-
In this handout image released by the South Korean Defense Ministry, South Korean Navy's destroyer Yulgok Yi I (R) U.S. Navy's aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (C) and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's Umigiri, (L) sail in formation during a joint naval exercise in international waters off South Korea's southern island of Jeju on Apr. 4, 2023 The U.S. Must Prepare to Fight China and North Korea at the Same Time
A conflict in Taiwan is likely to draw Pyongyang in—and the U.S. military isn’t ready for it.
-
Narendra Modi wearing a Russian decoration around his neck, wraps his arms around Vladimir Putin in a hug against a neutral wall. Russia Is a Strategic Spoiler in the Indo-Pacific
As Beijing and Washington vie for supremacy, Moscow still has formidable influence.
-
Iranian women arrive to cast their votes at a polling station during the presidential election in Tehran on June 28. What Will Elections in France, Iran, and the U.K. Mean for U.S. Foreign Policy?
As more countries prepare to go to the polls, Julian Assange is freed and Vladimir Putin cozies up to Kim Jong Un.
-
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) stands at a table set with food and flowers and reads aloud from a sheet of paper as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, seated, listens to him. The Russian and North Korean flags hang at the back of the room. Learning to Live With a Nuclear North Korea
Insisting on denuclearization is a dead end in negotiations.
-
People pass a television showing footage of an attempted North Korean satellite launch during a news report at a train station in Seoul on May 28. Tensions Flare Between North and South Korea
It started with dung-filled balloons and spiraled from there.
-
North Koreans stand next to a banner that reads “Tens of millions of people pledge to defy death for defending country!” as they attend a mass rally to mark the “Day of Struggle Against U.S. imperialism” in Pyongyang on June 25, 2023. North Korea Is Ghosting the Biden Administration
Experts say it’s a question of when, not if, Pyongyang will carry out its seventh nuclear weapons test.
-
Fuel holding tanks are seen at Colonial Pipeline's Dorsey Junction Station in Woodbine, Maryland, on May 13, 2021. ‘Everything, Everywhere, All At Once’: U.S. Officials Warn of Increased Cyberthreats
Washington prepares for a worst-case scenario of attacks on critical infrastructure.