[해외자료] Russia-DPRK Relations: Strategic Partnership or Opportunistic Alliance?

Europe’s deadliest armed conflict in nearly 80 years has put Russia-DPRK relations into overdrive, with Russia’s need for outside assistance fueling the development of deep military cooperation. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea) leader Kim Jong Un have established a personal rapport with each other, one driven...

[해외자료] Takeaways From the Kim-Putin Summit

These takeaways are also available on the Stimson Center website. Russia and North Korea Upgrade Relations By Jenny Town Director, Korea Program and 38 North On June 19, 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un were all smiles during Putin’s whirlwind state visit to Pyongyang.

[북한] ‘A return to the cold war’: Putin and Kim have joined forces as global delinquents

A quarter of a century ago,Vladimir Putinflew to Pyongyang to sign a ­“friendship treaty” with Kim Jong-il that helped revive Russia’s relations with North Korea without obliging the two sides to come to each other’s aid in case of a military attack.

[해외자료] Quick Take: Some Musings on Eve of Putin-Kim Summit in Pyongyang

North Korea hascharacterizedits relations with Russia as “invincible comrade-in-arms relations and the ever-lasting strategic relations.”...

[해외자료] North Korea-Iran Relations Post-JCPOA

In recent months, Iran and North Korea have become the two principal military backers of Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. While Iran’s drone exports and North Korea’s artillery shell shipments to the Russian military have been widely discussed, cooperation between Iran and North Korea has continued under the radar.

[정치/군사] Korea: A New History of South and North

...history of North and South Korea, from the late nineteenth century to the present day “Cha and Pacheco Pardo have years of expertise in Korean international relations. . . . A crisp and balanced account.”—Christopher Harding,The Telegraph Korea has a long, riveting history—it is also a divided nation. South Korea is a vibrant...

[학위논문] 김정은 시기의 핵전략 변화 연구 -대외환경과 김정은의 선택-

...escalation nuclear posture targeting South Korea. The best-case scenario for the Kim Jong-un regime is to be recognized as a de facto nuclear power through strategic nuclear reduction targeting the United States, normalize diplomatic relations with the United States, and reduce excessive economic dependence on China by lifting UN sanctions on North Korea. The Kim Jong-un regime is advocating a...

[학위논문] 북한의 국제금융기구 가입에 관한 연구

...findings indicate that North Korea’s perception of economic cooperation during the Kim Jong Un era is progressively evolving towards a more open stance in comparison to prior periods. North Korea now recognizes that the global situation is changing and that it must adjust its economic relations accordingly. The term “Economic Diplomacy” has newly emerged in North Korean literature during...

[현안분석] IFANS Forecast 2025

...In particular, if the strained relations with China persist and trade fails to rebound, it is likely that North Korea continues to face worsening resource shortages and instability of exchange rates and prices in the market. Therefore, it is anticipated that Pyongyang will try to make a breakthrough by seeking external resources through military cooperation with Russia and the restoration of trade with...

[학술논문] Uncertain Prospects for Engagement with the DPRK

..., its ability to evade sanctions with help from China and Russia, and most fundamentally its determination to continue building up its nuclear and missile capabilities. Despite the highly competitive state of Sino-American relations, the Biden administration should continue to press China to use its influence in Pyongyang to bring the North Koreans to the negotiating table. It should also do what it...

[학술논문] North Korea-Russia Military Cooperation after the End of the Cold War

What has been the trajectory of military cooperation between North Korea and Russia since the end of the Cold War? What are the driving factors and obstacles behind their evolving security relationship? This study aims to assess the level of strategic cooperation in North Korea- Russia relations from 1991 to 2023, providing a structured analysis of the nature and direction of their partnership. The...