Lyle Goldstein recently co-authored a paper titled "The Bipolarity Paradox" on Russia-North Korea relations, predicting they would blossom in the coming years.
The abstract for the paper states: "Scholars have been debating the geopolitical importance of the strengthening China-Russia relationship for some time, noting that the relationship does not constitute a full alliance, but still might have great significance for world politics. This paper aims to improve on this scholarship by examining the evolution of China-Russia cooperation as it relates to the future of North Korea, especially in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine."