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Plenty of North Koreans drink, but their leader has now branded excessive alcohol consumption a breach of party discipline.
Trump and his team are ‘flooding the zone’ with attenton-grabbing storties. His plan for Gaza is just one of them.
North Korea’s pact with Putin means sending thousands of troops to fight in Ukraine. But losses are significant.
In the space of just a few hours, South Korea looked to be backsliding toward autocratic rule.
Putin is not in as strong a military position as he would like others to think. Military recruitment is a major issue.
The authorization of longer-range missiles by the Biden administration is seen as an effort to counter a buildup of Russian troops supported by fighters from North Korea.
The West’s delays in providing meaningful aid to Ukraine have resulted in a protracted conflict that gave Russia the time to muster resources, like North Korean soldiers, for the conflict.
The use of North Korean troops will add a significant political dimension to the conflict, even if the military value is limited.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has increasingly turned to education and membership groups to promote patriotism and loyalty among the country’s youth.
Freedom-based unification is a provocative approach that is unlikely to elicit a positive response from the North Korean leadership.
One of the world’s most secretive states, North Korea, has resumed its ‘sports diplomacy’ at Paris 2024.
North Korea was already getting around sanctions, but its leaders will now be able to further expand their weapons buyer network.
The Russia-North Korea mutual defence treaty sheds light on challenges and opportunities the West faces in an increasingly multipolar world.
While most European nations are on board with western sanctions, countries in the Global South have maintained economic and political links with Russia.
The Kim-Putin deal gives more power to Kim Jung Un and worries his neighbours.
Russia is increasingly trying to find common cause with the Global South, including countries that matter to the West, such as Vietnam.
A selection of our coverage of the war in Ukraine from the past fortnight.
North Korea and Russia have been allies for a long time. The relationship has its roots in the second world war and its aftermath.
A new documentary pokes fun at the regime and it’s leader, but are there risks to laughing at North Korea?
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