Publication

This report examines Russia’s views on North Korea’s program to see if such an approach can provide insight into how to resolve the Korean nuclear crisis. To do so, the authors specifically focus on 1) the history of Soviet/Russian-North Korean relations since the late 1940s; 2) Russia-North Korea economic ties; 3) Russian assessments of North Korea’s military capabilities, particularly its nuclear and missile programs; 4) Moscow’s current diplomacy on the Korean peninsula, including related interactions with China and the US; and 5) what diplomatic roles Russia could play in helping to resolve the Korean nuclear crisis.