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Will Shifting Economies Aid Trump’s North Korea Gambit?

Can Trump use economic strength to keep China and South Korea on board with North Korean de-nuclearization while maintaining tough sanction pressures?

William B. Brown

November 9, 2018

Analysis

Of Conscripts and Athletes: Origins of the Exemption System

Recent developments have placed a spotlight on the guidelines that the Korean government has used to determine military exemptions for the last 30 years.

Sanghyun Lee

November 1, 2018

Analysis

Could a Limited Inspection Agreement Build Confidence in U.S.-North Korea Talks?

While limited inspections will not remove the skepticism that some have regarding North Korea’s intentions, they could help to build the trust.

Troy Stangarone

September 12, 2018

Analysis

Are Moon and Trump Divided on North Korea?

There has been growing concern a gap is emerging between Washington and Seoul over relations with Pyongyang. If this gives you déjà vu you’re not...

Kyle Ferrier

September 11, 2018

Analysis

Revisiting the Korean War Armistice

It is worth revisiting the history and current status of the Armistice, as ending the Armistice raise complex legal and political questions.

Mark Tokola

August 22, 2018

Analysis

Why Was Austria’s Intelligence Cooperation with South Korea Exposed?

A South Korean effort to gain intelligence on its neighbor to the North may have been exposed by the Austrian government.

Troy Stangarone

August 21, 2018

Analysis

South Korea’s New Goal: Jumpstarting Denuclearization Talks

As much as it took credit for initiating a major shift, the Moon government must share the responsibility for any failures in Trump’s North Korean...

Yonoho Kim

August 20, 2018

Analysis

North Korean Denuclearization: Whose Side is Time on?

Who is in the biggest hurry to conclude current negotiations: the U.S., South Korea, or North Korea? It is not easy to tell.

Mark Tokola

August 6, 2018

Analysis

The Jig Is Not Yet Up: Kim Jong-un Turns to Cyber Crime

Continued nuclear-weapons development, for all the attention it receives from the outside world, is only part of North Korea's broader strategy.

Linnea Logie

July 25, 2018

Analysis

An Interview with Ambassador Christopher Hill on the Nuclear Talks with North Korea

An interview with Ambassador Christopher Hill, former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs on talks with North Korea.

July 16, 2018

Analysis

Why the United States Won’t Provide Financial Aid to North Korea

In trying to get Kim Jong-un to give up his nuclear program, Trump has suggested the U.S. private sector provide financial assistance to North Korea.

Troy Stangarone

June 28, 2018

Analysis

Kim Jong-un’s Two Strategic Decisions

The fork in the road at which Kim Jong-un finds himself is about more than whether or not to hang onto his nuclear weapons.

Mark Tokola

June 20, 2018

Analysis

Did China Use North Korea as Smoke Screen for the South China Sea?

Has China used the distraction of recent crisis over North Korea's nuclear weapons program to entrench itself in the South China Sea?

Donald Manzullo

June 18, 2018

Analysis

The Neither Nor Singapore Summit

Rather than reading the Joint Statement from the U.S.-North Korea summit as a deal to be judged, it is more accurate to see it as...

Mark Tokola

June 15, 2018

Analysis

Comparing Prior U.S.-North Korea Joint Statements

A summary of the key elements American and North Korea statements aimed at denuclearization and establishing a new relationship between the two countries.

Phil Eskeland

June 14, 2018

Analysis