Trump-Kim summit

Drawing lessons from the back-channel diplomacy of his first term, Trump may well reengage North Korea through secret negotiations.

It is high time to improve North Korea-U.S. relations, and the U.S. president-elect is uniquely positioned to do so.

A second Trump administration is likely to find engaging North Korea more complex this time, thanks to drastically reduced leverage.

Expect North Korea to continue to advance military ties with Russia, push forward key advanced weapons programs (like nuclear subs), and generally shun diplomacy with the U.S. and South Korea.

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?

Dialogue with North Korea can deepen mutual understanding – or mutual mistrust.

Diplomatic correspondence has always been difficult to read. Here, a translation of what one of Kim's letters might look like in regular parlance.

There’s no need to panic over North Korea's latest missile test.

A senior North Korean official indicated that the U.S. would "never" get an offer like what it received in Hanoi in February 2019.

The Trump administration seeks a return to diplomacy with Kim Jong Un.

The U.S. president suggested Kim had much to lose if he pushed too far.

The failure of U.S. engagement with North Korea in 2019 may manifest in a new crisis in 2020.

Other presidents have conducted foreign policy as usual while under the cloud of impeachment, but will it be the same with Trump?

U.S.-North Korea talks may yet resume once again, but Washington must tread carefully.

Trump is depriving his lead negotiator of leverage by suggesting a new summit.

Will John Bolton’s departure and the latest North Korean overture lead to a shift—or more of the same?

Pyongyang’s missile launches are negotiating tactics that shouldn’t be taken too far.

The statement suggested diplomacy would remain “invisible” as long as U.S.-South Korea exercises continued.

For all the diplomatic milestones of 2018, North Korea’s behavior in 2019 looks awfully familiar.

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

Did Trump once again move to call off upcoming U.S.-South Korea military exercises?

The June 30 meeting between Trump, Kim, and Moon shows that North Korea's transition to a “normal country” continues.

China’s Xi adjusts to a “new normal," while Trump and Kim Jong Un make history.