North Korea denuclearization

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?

North Korea is not testing missiles in a bid to entice the U.S. into talks. Pyongyang is honing its missile arsenal as a goal in and of itself.

If North Korea conducted the recent missile tests in order to convince the U.S. to return to the negotiation table, Pyongyang should quickly change strategy.

Recent developments suggest North Korea is adopting its own version of “strategic patience”: ignoring diplomatic outreach until the situation turns in its favor.

While it has risks, implementing an arms control process would be the most promising way to guard against conflict on the Korean Peninsula.

Even though Washington has reached out to Pyongyang with detailed messages through multiple channels, North Korea has not responded.  

Love it or hate it, most Americans knew what the Trump administration was doing on North Korea – and what they thought of it.

Sometimes a missile test is just a missile test, without any grand diplomatic messaging.

North Korea test-launched newly developed long-range cruise missiles over the weekend, just after an unusual military parade.  

The optimal solution to North Korea’s nuclear and missile challenges will require a middle ground between stronger deterrence and maximal engagement.

Mutual distrust has doomed past efforts to settle a deal between the U.S. and North Korea.