In this episode, Russian scholar and former diplomat Georgy Toloraya offers his view on the evolving dynamic between Moscow and Pyongyang, exploring how economic cooperation, military ties and geopolitical circumstances are bringing the two closer together.
He talks about why this relationship is not just a marriage of convenience but rather a convergence of values, with both sides aiming to change the current world order. He also discusses the dissolution of the U.N. Panel of Experts monitoring North Korea sanctions, on which he served, and its impact on future sanctions enforcement.