Russia—a Re-emerging Donor in North Korea

Author:

Zakharova Liudmila12ORCID,Burghart Sabine3ORCID

Affiliation:

1. MGIMO University Department of World Economy Moscow Russia

2. Russian Academy of Sciences Institute of China and Contemporary Asia Moscow Russia

3. University of Turku Centre for East Asian Studies Turku Finland

Abstract

Abstract Foreign aid has become an integral instrument of Russia’s policy towards North Korea since the 2000s. Based on quantitative and qualitative data this study systematically maps and discusses Russia’s aid disbursements to the DPRK in 2000–2020. It is shown that debt relief constituted the largest share and the significance of humanitarian assistance had increased. Unlike in the Soviet period when ideological motives prevailed in rendering foreign aid, the beginning of the 21st century saw a re-emerging of Russia’s international assistance mainly driven by pragmatic political and economic considerations without excessive obligations on both bilateral and multilateral levels. Although recipient need was considered in aid allocation, volumes were too small to solve North Korea’s food insecurity and malnutrition. This study contributes to a broader strategic picture of Russia’s policy towards North Korea.

Publisher

Brill

Subject

Social Sciences (miscellaneous),Sociology and Political Science,Development,Cultural Studies,Geography, Planning and Development,History

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