U.S.-North Korea diplomacy

In the summer of 1994, war on the Korean Peninsula seemed inevitable. Then Carter and his wife arrived in Pyongyang.

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.

The alternative is to do nothing and drift into an even more serious crisis as North Korea further builds up its nuclear and missile capabilities.

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.

There are shifting dynamics in North Korea’s diplomatic strategy, particularly concerning its relationships with the U.S. and Russia. 

North Korea's decision to release King after 71 days appears relatively quick by the country's standards, especially considering the tensions between Washington and Pyongyang.

Even as Pyongyang’s missile tests reach record highs, a new survey shows that fewer Americans are worried about North Korea.

Kim Jong Un will likely conduct more advanced weapons tests this year in his own version of “maximum pressure.”  

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.

Since the collapse of the U.S.-North Korea summit at Hanoi in February 2019, North Korea and the United States have been locked in a diplomatic impasse. 

In a Politburo meeting held on Wednesday, North Korea implied that its “confidence-building measures” can be withdrawn after the U.S. imposed sanctions over its ballistic missile tests.