Relations between North Korea and the United States have been historically hostile. The two countries have no formal diplomatic relations. Instead, they have adopted an indirect diplomatic arrangement using neutral intermediaries. The Swedish Embassy in Pyongyang is the U.S. protecting power and provides limited consular services to U.S. citizens.

Sep 9, 2024 · The United States should seek escalation dominance on the peninsula and should not cede that territory to the Kim family regime in Pyongyang. What should the United States be doing to maintain and strengthen its military and economic alliance with South Korea?

1 day ago · North Korea's defence ministry said on Tuesday the United States is again posing a grave security threat by sending a nuclear submarine to a South Korean port and its military forces are ready to ...

U.S. and South Korean attempts to resume dialogue. Since 2022, North Korea has test launched more than 80 ballistic missiles, including multiple tests of intercontinental ballistic miss.

Jul 22, 2024 · The United States does not have diplomatic relations with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). U.S. policy towards the DPRK aims to ensure peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula, including through the pursuit of complete denuclearization.

Jul 17, 2018 · The United States and North Korea do not have diplomatic relations. The Swedish Embassy in North Korea is the U.S. protecting power and provides limited consular services to U.S. citizens. The U.S. Special Representative for North Korea is Stephen Biegun.

Nov 22, 2024 · SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his past negotiations with the United States only confirmed Washington’s “unchangeable” hostility toward his country and described his nuclear buildup as the only way to counter external threats, state media said Friday.

Oct 17, 2024 · North Korea is a nuclear power with a complex relationship with China, and preventing both an interstate Korean war and a North Korean internal collapse are critical U.S. national security...

In late-2023, the South Korean National Intelligence Service warned that North Korea was likely “to engage in unexpected military and cyber provocations” in 2024. Then, North Korean leader...

North Korea has posed one of the most persistent U.S. foreign policy challenges of the post-Cold War period due to its pursuit of proscribed weapons technology and belligerence toward the United States and its allies.