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North Korea FOREIGN POLICY
North Korea's foreign relations are shaped by a mixture of
historical, nationalistic, ideological, and pragmatic
considerations. The territorial division of the peninsula looms
large in the political thinking of North Korean leaders and is a
driving force in their management of internal and external
affairs. Over the centuries, unequal relations, foreign
depredation, dependence on foreigners for assorted favors, and
the emulation of foreign cultures and institutions are less the
exception than the rule in Korea's relationship with the outside
world. These patterns give rise to the widely shared assumption
among Koreans that their capacity to control their national
destiny is limited by geopolitical constraints.
Data as of June 1993
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