International Institute for Middle East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES)[1] from Ljubljana, Slovenia, regularly analyses developments in the Middle East, Balkans and around the world. Dr. Masahiro Matsumura, Professor of International Politics and National Security, Faculty of Law, St. Andrew's University (Momoyama Gakuin Daigaku) and member of IFIMES Council prepared an article entitled “Breaking echo chamber effects in North Korea analysis” about the relationship between Russia and North Korea and the impact on the war in Ukraine. The article is published in its entirety.