Wishnick: Russia has some leverage over North Korea because of fuel sales and labor contracts

(U.S. News & World Report) NORTH KOREAN LEADER KIM Jong Un will travel to Russia later this week to meet with President Vladimir Putin, local state media reports, for what would be an…

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Wishnick: Russian scholars feel their country can play the role of honest broker in North Korea

(U.S. News & World Report) In January, Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Kim Jong Un for establishing a nuclear weapons program that “solved his strategic task,” calling the reclusive 30-something North Korean leader…

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Baev: I am not sure that Russia’s role in managing the North Korea crisis is meaningful

(Globe and Mail) He is the reigning bad boy of global affairs, a nemesis of American presidents and an antagonist who flouts international borders and diplomatic protocols. So how did Vladimir…

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Podvig: Russia’s early warning radars are reasonably adequate for the job (threat identification)

(National Interest) If the United States decides to attempt to shoot down future North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests using the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system, it is likely that Russia’s early…

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Marten: The US airstrike in Syria may actually be an opening for US-Russia cooperation

(NPR) Radio hosts Ari Shapiro and Audie Cornish speak with Russian expert Kimberly Marten about her thoughts on Rex Tillerson's first official diplomatic visit to Russia. […] MARTEN: Well, if we look…

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Russian and Chinese Influences in Shared Borderlands

(PONARS Policy Memo) The political and economic relationship between Russia and China has been intensifying over the past decade, particularly as Moscow has attempted to “pivot to the East.” While…

Does North Korea Have a Place in Russia’s “Turn to the East”?

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) What are the prospects for Russian-North Korean relations today? Ruled by a harsh totalitarian regime, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or North Korea, is one…

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Wishnick: Russia has some leverage over North Korea because of fuel sales and labor contracts

Wishnick: Russian scholars feel their country can play the role of honest broker in North Korea

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Russian and Chinese Influences in Shared Borderlands

Does North Korea Have a Place in Russia’s “Turn to the East”?

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