North Korean leader Kim Jong Un used an address to the Workers' Party to condemn the international conduct of the United States and reaffirm Pyongyang's foreign-policy position.
Kim argued that wars, bloodshed and political and economic instability had become increasingly common because of geopolitical ambition and the abuse of power by dominant states.
He said the confrontation between forces seeking independence and those pursuing domination was becoming more severe, presenting the current international environment as one of deepening geopolitical division.
Kim accused Washington of acting in an indiscriminate and authoritarian manner and said its policies had worsened violence in Europe and the Middle East. He also claimed that the United States was disregarding international law.
The North Korean leader extended his criticism to Japan, saying Tokyo was using the present international environment to remove restraints on its military development and transform itself into what he called a state prepared for war.
Kim grouped the idea of America First, Zionism, Ukrainian neo-Nazism and Japanese militarism within what he described as a modern resurgence of extreme nationalism.
His remarks portrayed the current global order as increasingly unstable and drew a historical comparison with the period before the major wars of the twentieth century, when rival powers and aggressive state policies contributed to broad international conflict.
