WASHINGTON(November 1, 2023)— North Korea is closing embassies around the world. According to NBC News the move is “one of the country’s biggest foreign policy shakeups in decades”. The country is set to close as many as a dozen embassies including Spain, Hong Kong and many African countries. The proposed closings are causing speculation that the country is struggling to make money overseas due to international sanctions.
For more context on the matter, please consider speaking with Gregg Brazinsky, Professor of History and International Affairs; Director, M.A. Asian Studies Program; Director, Sigur Center for Asian Studies; Co-Director, East Asia National Resource Center at the George Washington University. Brazinsky is an expert in Korean history, East Asian history, and U.S.-East Asian Relations. Professor Brazinsky’s work focuses on the flow of commerce, ideas, and culture among Asian countries and across the Pacific.
Professor Brazinsky is currently on a book that explore the Sino-North Korean relations between 1949 and 1992. Additionally, he is proficient in Korean and Mandarin Chinese.
If you would like to speak with Professor Gregg Brazinsky please contact Media Relations Specialist Shannon Mitchell at shannon [dot] mitchell
gwu [dot] edu (shannon[dot]mitchell[at]gwu[dot]edu).
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