In 2023, the media cycle continues to be dominated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and US-China competition, with North Korea’s missile program falling out of the media spotlight. This report unpacks why, and advocates for Australia’s continued, principles-based opposition to North Korea’s nuclear program.

Now that North Korea has finally reached the threshold of a nuclear missile capability to directly threaten the US mainland, its scripted brand of hyperbole and brinksmanship is encountering a different sort of melodrama - the political theatre of Donald Trump.

This paper examines the extent of change in South Korea’s approach to the DPRK under President Moon across five realms of North Korea policy.

This paper portrays the geopolitical, strategic, economic and national policy interests that are driving the Russian government’s attentiveness towards the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia, and provides an outlook on potential Russian involvement, as well as options for the international community on what to expect from that.

This paper argues that the apparent optimism surrounding the ‘season of summitry’ on the Korean Peninsula should be tempered by the fact that there are potential risks attached to engaging the North Korean leadership without preconditions