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SITUATION REPORTS
South Korea: Live-Fire Drills Around NLL Risk Escalation
Jun 26, 2024 | 17:35 GMT
Russia, North Korea: Putin Makes First State Visit to DPRK in 24 Years
Jun 18, 2024 | 15:24 GMT
South Korea, Uzbekistan: Yoon Seeks His Own Belt and Road Initiative
Jun 14, 2024 | 17:29 GMT
South Korea: War of Words and Garbage Intensifies at the Border
Jun 10, 2024 | 18:01 GMT
South Korea: Seoul To Resume Military Activities at North Korean Border
Jun 4, 2024 | 19:39 GMT
North Korea: SRBM Test Practices Saturation Strikes, Advertises Arms for Russia
May 30, 2024 | 16:43 GMT
China, North Korea: Beijing Makes Highest-Level Visit to Pyongyang in Five Years
Apr 9, 2024 | 19:42 GMT
South Korea: Coast Guard Detains Ship Suspected of North Korea-Russia Trade
Apr 3, 2024 | 20:10 GMT
![Portraits of Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are displayed in Pyongyang, North Korea, for Putin's visit to the country on June 20, 2024. Portraits of Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are displayed in Pyongyang, North Korea, for Putin's visit to the country on June 20, 2024.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/North%20Korea%20Russia%20GettyImages-2157829435.jpg?itok=OFFW__yT)
SnapshotsJun 20, 2024
The Significance of Russia and North Korea's New Defense Pact
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AssessmentsMay 28, 2024
The 2024 U.S. Presidential Elections, Northern Asia and Geopolitical Risk: What to Expect
![Natsumi Sakai (C) of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan poses with others after receiving news that she won the by-election for the Tokyo No. 15 district seat for the lower house, in Tokyo, Japan, on April 28, 2024. Natsumi Sakai (C) of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan poses with others after receiving news that she won the by-election for the Tokyo No. 15 district seat for the lower house, in Tokyo, Japan, on April 28, 2024.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/GettyImages-2150149280.jpg?itok=l-wu1Zx3)
AssessmentsMay 9, 2024
By-Election Losses Shake Japan's Ruling Party, but Kishida Stays the Course
![A 3D rendering of Southeast Asia from space at night with city lights showing Southeast Asian cities in Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. A 3D rendering of Southeast Asia from space at night with city lights showing Southeast Asian cities in Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/Asia%20Pacific%20GettyImages-1190455899.jpg?itok=bW5tpMgE)
On GeopoliticsApr 29, 2024
Examining 'Multi-Alignment' in the Asia-Pacific
![North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the Vostochny Cosmodrome, a spaceport in Russia's Far East, on Sept. 13, 2023. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the Vostochny Cosmodrome, a spaceport in Russia's Far East, on Sept. 13, 2023.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/GettyImages-1661828606.jpg?itok=NFL7UTDz)
On GeopoliticsJan 9, 2024
North Korea's Foreign Affairs Hit an Inflection Point
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PodcastsOct 4, 2023
Essential Geopolitics: An Update on North Korean Cyber Activity
![A North Korean flag is seen fixed on a lamp post in the far-eastern Russian port of Vladivostok on April 25, 2019. A North Korean flag is seen fixed on a lamp post in the far-eastern Russian port of Vladivostok on April 25, 2019.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/dprk-russia-1139172276.jpg?itok=qO96HUCA)
SnapshotsAug 31, 2023
What Russia and North Korea Stand to Gain From an Arms Deal
![Seized marijuana bricks are incinerated in Guadalajara, Mexico. Seized marijuana bricks are incinerated in Guadalajara, Mexico.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/GettyImages-937127538.jpg?itok=Q8Sg5An3)
On SecurityFeb 10, 2023
What Is a Narco-State, and Why Does It Matter?
![A photo provided by the South Korean Defense Ministry on Nov. 9, 2022, shows the retrieved debris of a ballistic missile that North Korea recently fired across the two countries’ de facto maritime border. A photo provided by the South Korean Defense Ministry on Nov. 9, 2022, shows the retrieved debris of a ballistic missile that North Korea recently fired across the two countries’ de facto maritime border.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/North%20Korea%20Missile%20display%20GettyImages-1440168028.jpg?itok=_H0WV1ul)
On GeopoliticsNov 14, 2022
The Implications of North Korea’s Shifting Deterrence Strategy
![File footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is seen on a television screen at a train station in Seoul, South Korea, on Sept. 9, 2022. File footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is seen on a television screen at a train station in Seoul, South Korea, on Sept. 9, 2022.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/north-korea-1243059150.jpg?itok=g8AUnaeX)
AssessmentsOct 26, 2022
Gauging South Korea's Response to the North's Upcoming Nuclear Test
![A Russian flag flies next to the U.S. Embassy building in Moscow, Russia, on March 18, 2021. A Russian flag flies next to the U.S. Embassy building in Moscow, Russia, on March 18, 2021.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/Disinformation%20Part%202%20Russia%20U.S.%20Flags%20display%20GettyImages-1231781224.jpg?itok=QcXIiRVb)
AssessmentsOct 18, 2022
What to Expect From Disinformation Campaigns During the 2022 U.S. Midterms, Part 2
![People watch a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, on Jan. 20, 2022, after North Korea hinted it could resume nuclear and long-range weapons tests. People watch a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, on Jan. 20, 2022, after North Korea hinted it could resume nuclear and long-range weapons tests.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/North%20Korea%20display%20GettyImages-1237842971.jpg?itok=f2kcZyNn)
AssessmentsOct 10, 2022
What to Expect as North Korea Restarts Nuclear Weapon Tests