[뉴스] About 1,000 North Koreans killed fighting Ukraine in Kursk, officials say

Western officials have told the BBC that North Korean troops have already suffered nearly 40% casualties in the fighting in Russia's western Kursk region, in just three months. The officials, who spoke on grounds of anonymity, said that out of the estimated 11,000 troops sent from North Korea, known as DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea), 4,000 were battle casualties.

[뉴스] US warns North Korea becoming better prepared for war, fighting against Ukraine

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The United States warned on Wednesday that North Korea is benefiting from its troops fighting alongside Russia against Ukraine, gaining experience that makes Pyongyang "more capable of waging war against its neighbors." Russia has forged closer diplomatic and military ties with North Korea since Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022.

[뉴스] News Record number of North Korean students entered Russia in Q3, data shows

A record number of North Koreans entered Russia in the third quarter this year, the majority on student visas, a development that experts said may be connected to the DPRK’s dispatch of thousands of troops to fight against Ukraine.

[학술논문] The Economic Rehabilitation of North Korea: Prospects after Kim Jong-il

...reform: Energy utilization and the potential for a new natural gas arrangement with Russia; personal income growth tied to major labor reorientations focused on manufacturing for export; expanding capitalist projects like the Kaesong Industrial Complex; and expanding DPRK foreign trade with South Korea, China, Russia and other countries. This paper’s thesis is that once the Kim family legacy of autarchy...

[학술논문] 북한과 러시아의 국경체제에 관한 연구

...continental shelf between DPRK and Russia is a single line on the East Sea, and it could be the first case in East Asia. The right to go into East Sea for China relating to border lines of DPRK and Russia has not been solved for a long time. China keeps making efforts in private sector to resolve this problem called ‘going our of East Sea’ which is obstructed by DPRK and Russia. Recently, the State Council...

[학술논문] U.S. Northeast Asia Policy: Revitalizing Alliances and Preserving Peace on the Peninsula

... Russia, and the U.S.), discussing how this Korean Peninsula denuclearization process both informs and impacts U.S. attitudes toward broader regional security cooperation. One central conclusion is that the current primary role of Northeast Asia regional cooperation, as manifested in the Six-Party Talks and from a U.S. perspective, is more to deal with (and balance) bilateral issues – U.S.-DPRK denuclearization...

[학술논문] Neither Peace, Nor War in Korea: A Russian Assessment of Past, Present and Future

The lessons of history show that the situation in Korea remains a security threat for Russia. Although the nuclear/missile programs of North Korea (seen in Russia as a response by Pyongyang to the threats its the very regime’s existence) are causing concern in Russia, they cannot be solved separately without addressing the broader security regime issues in Korea. The multilateral diplomatic process...

[학술논문] TKR-TSR 연결 시범사업으로서 ‘나진-핫산 프로젝트’의 현황 분석과 대륙횡단철도 연결을 위한 정책과제

...project run by three countries(ROK, DPRK, and Russia), analyze the state strategies for this project in Russia and DPRK. Based on the development process of the so-called 'Rajin-Khasan project', this paper presents the short-term and mid-to long-term tasks for successful accomplishment of the project to connect railroads between ROK and DPRK,modernization of DPRK's railroad infrastructure and its linkage...

[해외] North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons and Missile Programs

...Korea have shifted. The U.S. Forces Korea commander said in April 2025 that in return for North Korea's assistance in its war against Ukraine, "Russia is expanding sharing of space, nuclear, and missile-applicable technology, expertise, and materials to the DPRK." A trilateral statement of the United States, South Korea, and Japan reiterates their "steadfast commitment to the complete denuclearization...

[해외] Pyongyang’s diplomatic calculus in an unstable multipolar order

...reflects an effort to situate itself within a countervailing axis to U.S.-led alliances. At the same time, Pyongyang appears mindful of the relationship’s limits. Given historical volatility in Russia-DPRK relations and the contingent nature of wartime cooperation, Moscow is best understood as a situational partner rather than as a permanent ally. This recognition explains Pyongyang’s parallel effort...

[해외] With Little Incentive to Engage the US, North Korea Deepens Russia and China Ties

At the Ninth Party Congress, Kim Jong Un signaled a more assertive and secretive foreign policy posture, claiming that North Korea (also the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea or DPRK) now stands at the center of a multipolar world and vowing to expand its international influence while keeping adversaries in the dark. In the wake of the Middle East crisis, Kim appeared intent on demonstrating that...

[해외] Assessing the Impact of the US’ New Foreign Policy Approach on North Korea’s Arms Trafficking Activity

...adversaries could heighten their military capabilities to avoid becoming the next Venezuela. It is through this strategic lens that the omission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea or DPRK) from the latest NSS creates a strategic blind spot for the White House. Despite its moniker as the “hermit kingdom,” North Korea is and always has been an active participant in the international community...

[해외] https://www.38north.org/2026/02/north-korea-takes-its-place-at-eurasian-charter-table/

...Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea or DPRK), Iran, Myanmar, and Russia coauthored a joint statement on launching an “inclusive consultative process” to develop “a Eurasian Charter of Diversity and Multipolarity in the XXI Century.” According to the report, a Eurasian Charter has been in discussion since fall 2023, led by Belarus and Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to have...