North Korea and Russia—A Very Special Relationship

Angry Planet

Matthew Gault

War, Politics, Conflict, Government, History, News

4.3 • 882 Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2024

⏱️ 62 minutes

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North Korean troops are fighting alongside Russian ones in Ukraine. Bringing the two together hasn’t all gone smoothly. There are language barriers, cultural barriers, and a whole lot of Russian territory to recover. The results have been mixed, but the partnership points to a deepening of the special relationship between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation.

On this episode of Angry Planet, Jenny Town is here to explain the deepening ties between Russia and North Korea. Town is a Senior Fellow and Director at the Stimson center and writes at 38 North.

Initial reactions to the “ICBM attack” in Ukraine

The special relationship between Russia and North Korea

The growing anti-western sphere of influence

What the North Korean military is doing in Ukraine

100,00 more North Korean troops in Ukraine?

Is Kim Jong Un preparing for war?

North Korea’s brand new uranium enrichment photos.

What would it take for South Korea to get a nuclear weapon?

Making use of the Kaesong Industrial Complex

Is Kim Jong Un Preparing for War?

First Look at North Korea’s Uranium Enrichment Capabilities

Kaesong Industrial Complex: A Tortured History and Uncertain Future

Quick Take: North Korea’s Coverage of Russian War Against Ukraine

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0:52.4	Hello and welcome to another conversation about conflict on an angry planet. I am Matthew Galt. I'm here with Jason Fields as always. Yeah, that's right. I cut you off. I'm not going to let you say your own name today. Okay, fine. Fair. And we're sitting here with a lovely guest. Will you please introduce yourself?
1:13.4	Well, thanks, Matt.
1:14.6	I'm Jenny Town.
1:15.9	I'm a senior fellow at the Stimson Center in Washington, D.C., and director of our Korea program.
1:21.1	And 38 North, which provides policy and technical analysis on North Korea.
1:27.2	So North Korea is going to...
1:30.3	Not much going on there.
1:31.7	You know, it's pretty quiet.
1:33.4	Like, it's a boring topic.
1:37.4	So I do want to...
1:38.9	I do want to throw this out just because it just happened like in the last two hours and is not, you know,
1:45.0	directly related to North Korea, but I just wanted to get reactions since we just hopped
1:50.2	on a call.
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