Hyeong Jung Park, Emeritus Research Fellow of Korea Institute for National Unification, highlights that the latest plenary meeting of the Workers' Party revealed limited information on DPRK’s foreign policy direction, attributing to Pyongyang's indecision amidst the prolonged stalemate in Northeast Asia. With significant uncertainties such as the strengthening ROK-U.S.-Japan security cooperation and the upcoming U.S. presidential election, Park anticipates that North Korea will continue to adopt a hardline policy to induce crises on the Korean Peninsula. This strategy aims to deteriorate the security environment in favor of the regime while fostering internal polarization among key stakeholders in the region concerning their respective DPRK policies.

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