In 2023, North Korea actively navigated the international geopolitical landscape, fortifying its security coalitions with China and Russia amid China-U.S. tensions and the protracted Russia-Ukraine war. Pyongyang also advanced its nuclear capabilities according to the timeline set during the 8th Party Congress in 2021. This included the successful testing of solid-fuel engines for the Hwasong-18 … Read more
Advertisement On the July 27 anniversary of the Korean Armistice Agreement, there were numerous tributes to the ultimate sacrifice so many paid during the Korean War. It was the latest milestone in a year-long campaign to mark the 70th anniversary of the South Korea-U.S. alliance, part of a broader effort to shore up an alliance … Read more
Advertisement On July 27, the Korean Armistice Agreement that ended the bloodshed on the Korean Peninsula turned 70 years old. While the agreement did not bring a comprehensive peace – technically the two sides are still at war – it stopped the dying and laid the foundation for the separate development of two Koreas, locked … Read more
Pyongyang people take part in a demonstration after a mass rally to mark what North Korea calls “the day of struggle against U.S. imperialism” at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, June 25, 2023. The signs read “Let us make the U.S. imperialists pay dearly for the blood shed by Korean nation!,” “The … Read more