AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Framework of Understanding North Korean Foreign PoliciesWeiqi ZhangJun T. KwonChapter 1 The Adversarial Interdependence between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the United StatesJun T. KwonChapter 2 Pursuing Interdependence and Independence: North Korea's Foreign Policy on ChinaWeiqi ZhangChapter 3 North Korean Policy on South Korea: Development Strategy and Regime CompetitionSukhoon HongChapter 4 Presence of Malice: Japan and North Korea's Non-RelationsAnand RaoChapter 5 Seeking Alternative Opportunities: North Korea-Russia RelationsEvgenii GamermanChapter 6 North Korea and Iran: Kim Jong-Un's DilemmaAlon LevkowitzChapter 7 External Legitimacy in North Korean Survival Diplomacy: Global South and International OrganizationsRoberto DominguezIndexAbout the Contributors