Nigeria, China Deepen Defence Ties at Xiangshan Forum
Nigeria and China have taken steps to strengthen their defence partnership following a high-level meeting between Nigeria’s Minister of Defence,…
Category: Asia
Trump’s Peace Push and Xi’s Rising Anxiety
Amid recent U.S. efforts to accelerate Russia–Ukraine peace talks in Moscow’s favor, China is growing increasingly uneasy as North Korea…
The Tragedy Caused by North Korean Smuggling and China’s Responsibility
By a North Korean Diplomat Defector At the end of February, a North Korean cargo ship, sailing with its Automatic…
When Illegality Is Ignored: The Tragic Consequences of North Korea–China Smuggling
A recent incident occurred when a cargo ship involved in North Korea’s illegal coal exports collided with a Chinese vessel…
Limits of China-North Korea Cooperation and the Consequences for China’s National Interests
Korea Institute for National Unification Research fellow Lee Jae-young According to a source familiar with North Korean affairs, a North…
The Harm the North Korean Regime Has Inflicted on the Syrian People
By Ryu Hyeon Woo, (Former Charge d’Affaires of the North Korean Embassy in Kuwait) On December 8, 2024, the long…
Assad’s Fall and Kim’s Future Ji-Hyang JANG
(The Asan Institute for Policy Studies) The hereditary dictatorial regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria collapsed so quickly and dramatically…
What Kind of Country Is North Korea, the role model for Assad’s regime?
Lee Il-gyu, Former Counselor of the DPRK Embassy in Cuba The fall of the Assad regime in Syria last December…
Voluntary Repatriation of North Korean POWs in Ukraine
Seunghyun Nam (Korea National Diplomatic Academy) With new reports of North Korean troops captured as POWs in Ukraine, as President…
Global Security Threats from North Koreas Troop Deployment
By YongHan Park A Senior Researcher of Korea Institute for Defense Analyses(KIDA) North Korea has been threatening the security order…