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Both North Korea and Russia are highly equipped cyber nations, this deal has the potential for them to share technology.
Russia can offer advanced military and satellite technology know-how to the North – as well as the promise of a future economic partner.
A selection of the best of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
Russia is not only looking for much-needed ammunition, it is trying to counter Western influence wherever it can.
Despite the UN sanctions against North Korea, Russia is apparently trading weapons and technology which could help Pyongyang’s missile programme.
President Biden has an opportunity to show himself as a global leader who can bring historically antagonistic U.S. allies together.
After three years of isolation under a strict COVID lockdown, North Korea could face another terrible famine.
The US and South Korea are significantly beefing up security arrangements in the face of the perceived growing threat from China and North Korea.
The ‘Washington Declaration’ unveiled during the state visit by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol gives Seoul a greater role in coordinating a nuclear response strategy.
The meeting is just the second US state visit during the Biden administration. It comes as Washington and Seoul face common concerns.
The new National Cybersecurity Strategy reiterates the government’s focus on resilient infrastructure and taking the offensive against hackers. But it also brings a fresh approach to the private sector.
Dangerous war games, such as the Russian interception of a US drone over the Black Sea, have the potential to trigger real conflict. But there is no international law governing such behaviour.
People who get too close to the seat of power in North Korea, including the Supreme Leader’s relatives, have a way of ending up dead.
The meeting is the first between the leaders since Japan outlined a more assertive defense strategy in December.
North Korea’s provocative regime of missile testing has prompted the South to designate it as an enemy.
Sanctions are clearly not deterring North Korea’s nuclear ambitions. But alternative strategies have huge risks, too.
Individuals, businesses and organisations around the world have felt the ripples – sometimes waves – from the FTX crash. Kim Jong-un is likely feeling them too.
While there is still risk associated with any escalation of tension on the Korean Peninsula, this is far from uncharted territory.
A recent barrage of nuclear-capable missile tests and a change in law setting out the conditions for a nuclear strike show that North Korea’s leader is intent on reunification on his terms.
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Senior Lecturer in International Relations, Department of Politics and Philosophy, La Trobe University
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Reader in International Relations, Aston University
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Tony Walker is a Friend of The Conversation.
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Professor of International Relations and Security, University of Bradford
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Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of International Relations at La Trobe University., La Trobe University
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Migration & Social Inclusion Researcher, University of Sheffield
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Reader in Asia Pacific Studies (with special reference to Korea), MA North Korean Studies Course Leader, Co-Director of the International Institute of Korean Studies, University of Central Lancashire
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