Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula

During his inauguration speech, South Korea’s new president floated the possibility of providing economic packages to Pyongyang in return for denuclearization.

With new administrations in Washington, Seoul, and Tokyo, and a lack of alternative ways forward, maybe it is time to consider restarting multilateral talks – starting with the Six-Party format.

Conservatives – including President-elect Yoon – argue that the initiative damaged the South Korea-U.S. alliance. But would South Korea really have been better off without President Moon’s peace process?

The real lesson to draw from Ukraine’s security-for-denuclearization arrangement should be that multilateral agreements are not enough to guarantee follow-through.

In an interview with news agencies of OANA, South Korean President Moon Jae-in expressed his hope for the U.S. and North Korea to renew talks.

The statement followed North Korea’s launch of the Pukguksong-3 submarine-launched ballistic missile.

Tereza Novotna discusses the European Union’s policies toward North Korea.

A freeze was never envisioned as the end of talks with North Korea. It may be the beginning of denuclearization.

Xi's trip to North Korea raises concerns that China will take a larger role in negotiations, and sideline Seoul in the process.

Overall it would be unwise to interpret North Korea’s overtures at Hanoi as demonstrating a sincere commitment to denuclearization.

A year of historic diplomacy reduced tensions on the Korean Peninsula, but denuclearization remains a distant dream.