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Why South Koreans Keep their Cool about North Korea while Americans Grow More Alarmed

Despite growing American concerns over North Korea’s weapons capabilities, South Koreans increasingly view war with North Korea as less likely.

Juni Kim

October 27, 2017

Analysis

Could the PyeongChang Winter Games Help China to Signal a Softening Position on THAAD Sanctions?

The 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang could provide an avenue for China to signal a softening of its position on sanctions over THAAD.

Troy Stangarone

October 26, 2017

Analysis

Negotiating a Nuclear Deal with North Korea Just Got a Whole Lot Harder

If negotiating a North Korean nuclear deal was already a fraught proposition, not certifying the Iran deal just made that prospect more difficult.

Troy Stangarone

October 17, 2017

Analysis

U.S.-Korea Relations: Don’t Drive a Wedge

There is a small but growing body of commentary arguing that Washington and Seoul are drifting apart on North Korea policy.

Mark Tokola

October 6, 2017

Analysis

Preparing for Megacity Warfare: Seoul after North Korean Artillery and Chemical Attacks

Contingencies are needed in the case of a North Korean attack to prepare better interagency coordination and security in a homogenous megacity like Seoul.

Paul Sung

October 4, 2017

Analysis

A Revolutionary State: North Korea’s Support of Non-State Actors, Past Policies and Future Issues

Forged in the blood and strife of the anti-Japanese struggle during the colonial era, the North Korean revolution, with Kim Il-sung at its core, was...

Benjamin R. Young

October 3, 2017

Publication

Contradictions in Trump’s UN Speech and Implications for North Korea Policy

As President Trump addressed the UN he asserted the need for strong national sovereignty and called on the UN to resolve the threat from North...

Troy Stangarone

September 25, 2017

Analysis

How North Koreans Might Organize an Insurgency After Unification

After North Korea collapses, the biggest threat to South Korea may be the potential insurgents who rise from the ashes of the Kim regime.

Paul Sung

September 22, 2017

Analysis

New Sanctions Aim at North Korean Economy, Less so Missiles and Nukes

By accepting tough rules on textiles, joint ventures, and overseas employment, new UN sanctions on North Korea are aimed squarely at the general economy.

William Brown

September 21, 2017

Analysis

Trump at the UN: A Plea for Help on North Korea

President Trump’s United Nations speech seems, above all, to be a plea for help from the international community in dealing with North Korea.

Mark Tokola

September 19, 2017

Analysis

North Korea Tests Missile Over Japan Again: Stronger Action Needed

The easy temptation in the aftermath of the latest UN sanctions would be to simply view the most recent test as North Korea expressing its...

Troy Stangarone

September 15, 2017

Analysis

South Korean President Moon Jae-In and French President Charles de Gaulle, both 360 presidents

Les Présidents: Moon Jae-in, Charles de Gaulle, and the 360 Presidency

One contextual parallel between the two presidents is that Moon and de Gaulle both came to power following a domestic political crisis.

Mark Tokola

September 12, 2017

Analysis

New North Korea Sanctions: The Best that Could be Expected

While this may have been the best that could be achieved at the United Nations, it is disappointing that China and Russia would not support...

Troy Stangarone

September 11, 2017

Analysis

Provoking the Market: Investors More Worried about Washington’s Response than Pyongyang’s Provocations

Analysts have attributed recent market downturns to North Korean provocations, but investors seem to be reacting more negatively to responses from the Trump administration.

Kyle Ferrier

September 6, 2017

Analysis

Responding to North Korea’s Sixth Nuclear Test

Now that North Korea has defied warnings from the international community not to conduct a sixth nuclear test, including from its friends China and Russia,...

Mark Tokola

September 3, 2017

Analysis