Interview with Anthony V. Rinna -- “The North Korea–Russia Strategic Partnership and Moscow–Washington Great Power Rivalry in a Regional Security Context"
North Korea’s growing alignment with Russia has reshaped the security landscape of Northeast Asia, drawing renewed attention from global analysts and policymakers alike. In his latest article, “The North Korea–Russia Strategic Partnership and Moscow–Washington Great Power Rivalry in a Regional Security Context,” published in the Fall 2025 issue of North Korean Review , Anthony V. Rinna examines how great power competition influences Pyongyang’s evolving ties with Moscow. Foll
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International Influencers in North Korea: Tourists or ‘Accidental Propagandists’?
(Source: Wikimedia Commons) Introduction When North Korea unexpectedly closed its borders in February/March, despite still having foreign tourist groups within the country, many analysts speculated that the decision was drawn from concerns regarding the social media uploads and increased international attention. However, a month later, borders reopened for the Pyongyang International Marathon. Many of the travelers to Pyongyang were the same visitors from the Rason group, and
Ludovica Duchini
Our People, The Evil Alliance and The West – Pyongyang’s Antagonistic Calculus
Synopsis Pyongyang’s destabilizing conduct can be seen as communications with three consistent audiences, namely North Korean citizens, the U.S.-ROK alliance and the West. This could signal why durable rapprochement is extremely difficult. Pyongyang’s recent moves to supply Russia with ammunition, artillery systems, ballistic missiles and even combat vehicles , along with the prospective future dispatch of tanks, and 6000 engineering/construction troops, to bolster
Liang Tuang Nah, PhD
Connecting the End of the War in Afghanistan and the Situation on the Korean Peninsula
YIKUS Issue Brief No. 150 Bong Young Sik (Research Fellow, Institute for Unification Studies, Yonsei University) At 11:59 p.m. local time on August 30, 2021, the last U.S. C-17 transport aircraft departed from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. With this, the United States officially ended the longest war in its history—the Afghanistan War—in accordance with President Joe Biden's full withdrawal deadline announced on July 8, 2021. The Afghanistan War, w
Bong, Youngshik
Australia and China in the Age of US-China Hegemonic Competition
YIKUS Issue Brief No. 148 Choi Jae Deok (Senior Researcher, Institute for Unification Studies, Yonsei University / Director, Institute...
Choi Jae Deok
US-ROK Cybersecurity Collaboration in the Era of Trump’s Return
Introduction In recent years, the world has seen a significant increase in North Korean cybercrime operations. A series of cryptocurrency...
Ludovica Duchini
