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North Korea
How to Make the Most of a Historic Trump-Kim Summit (If It Happens)
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
Is a Trump-Kim summit doomed to failure or can the U.S. president make some good out of a historic opportunity?
North Korea Is Building Monuments to Its 2 Flight-Tested ICBMs
By Ankit Panda
Open-source analysis finds an interesting use for North Korea's old ICBM launch sites.
Will the US Send a F-35-Carrying Amphibious Assault Ship to Korea for War Games?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. is reportedly dispatching an amphibious assault ship to the Korean Peninsula for a joint-U.S.-ROK landing exercise early next month.
Thinking the Unthinkable: Central Europe at War With North Korea
By Tomáš A. Nagy
The “soft” and “light” military capabilities of Central European armies could come in handy if war erupts on the Peninsula.
What Does Trump Mean When Alluding to a North Korean 'Missile Test' Freeze?
By Ankit Panda
The Trump administration should sweat the details on North Korea's ballistic missile testing freeze assurances.
8 Questions the Trump Administration Must Answer Before the Summit With Kim Jong-un
By Ankit Panda
The Trump administration must prepare for a historic summit.
We Don't Have a Korean Peninsula Denuclearization 'Breakthrough' Just Yet
By Ankit Panda
North Korea has to say what it's willing to do. It's not enough for South Korea to speak on Pyongyang's behalf.
US, South Korea to Negotiate Alliance Cost-Sharing
By Ankit Panda
The talks for a new SMA come at a sensitive time for the alliance.
Kim Jong-un's Winter Olympics Ruse
By Davis Florick
Why Seoul and the international community should not fall for Kim Jong-un’s propaganda ploy.
China and the United States Worry About Each Other Missile Defense Intentions. So Why Not Talk?
By Ankit Panda
China worries U.S. missile defenses will take out its strategic deterrent. The U.S. worries about antisatellite capabilities.
The Wisdom of Moscow’s Equidistant Koreas Policy
By Anthony V. Rinna
The Kremlin's balanced Koreas policy contrasts with that of its two great power peers, China and the United States.
North Korea's Syrian Connection
By Samuel Ramani
North Korea has consistently been one of Syria’s closest international allies since the start of the civil war.