Valdai Club

Mario Corti

Anuradha Chenoy

Ekaterina Chimiris

Alastair Crooke

Alexander Cooley

James Collins

Stanislav Chernyavsky

Chen Chenchen

Alan W. Cafruny

Hoo Chiew-Ping

Malaysia

Senior Lecturer in Strategic Studies and International Relations, National University of Malaysia (UKM)

Materials

Ominous Disengagement? Mixed Signals from North Korea’s Show of Force

The current worrying trend of Japan-Korea rift to the point of strategic decoupling on all fronts (diplomatic, economic, and strategic), which coincides with North Korean weapon tests, will certainly damage US-Japan-ROK trilateral cooperation in managing North Korean threat.

Russia-North Korea Summit in Vladivostok: Opening the Nesting Doll of Strategic Interests

What was awkward about the acceptance of Russia’s invitation by North Korea, is that it followed on the heels of a no-deal outcome of the second US-DPRK summit in Hanoi. Thus, it is understandable that Russia would exercise caution over North Korea’s approach in placing Russia as its neighbour, in consideration of strategic manoeuvring around the peninsula.