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Overlooked and underestimated: How North Korea has become a security threat to Europe
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Overlooked and underestimated: How North Korea has become a security threat to Europe

North Korea should no longer be dismissed as a reclusive authoritarian regime in the Indo-Pacific. Through cyberattacks, arms supplies and military support for Russia’s war against Ukraine, Pyongyang has become a direct security threat to Europe, argues Eric Ballbach.

SWP Podcast 2026/eP 01, 26.05.2026

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