The split in the global community over Ukraine and China has been a gift to North Korea.
It is increasingly clear that Pyongyang has been emboldened by the formation of a new anti-U.S. bloc, prompting it to reach out to Beijing and Moscow.
The reignited closeness between North Korea and Russia recently ¡ª as evidenced by the luxury armored train carrying Kim Jong Un to a meeting with Vladimir Putin ¡ª is a natural partnership. It was being called a summit of the ¡°anti-West,¡± a hangover from the Cold War. There is an important difference: Beijing is in the background but is a much bigger player in this reshaped geopolitical triangle. Sharing handshakes and denouncing ¡°imperialism,¡± the two leaders of these isolated states drew each further into the other¡¯s orbit. The face-to-face meeting may have ended with few details of what was discussed, but it is just the start of their renewed cooperation. And it is a common enemy that has drawn them closer.
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