Why Should We Care About Kim Jong Un’s Dangerous Liaisons with Putin and Xi?
About This Episode
Stanford's Freeman Spogli Institute expert Dr. Oriana Skylar Mastro examines escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula through North Korea's deepening relationships with Russia and China. Discusses North Korean forces serving in Ukraine and returning with combat experience, Moscow's technology transfers to Pyongyang, Beijing's competitive efforts to maintain influence, U.S. force reallocation from the Indo-Pacific, and the risk of regional conflict escalation involving nuclear-armed powers.
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