Tag: denuclearization
Beyond denuclearization: S. Korea’s case for conditional nuclear armament
The world recently witnessed the United States suspending military aid to Ukraine after President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance publicly berated Ukrainian...
Pyongyang’s prospects under Trump 2.0
A second Trump-Kim Jong-un meeting is likely under Trump 2.0, but what will come of it?
Trump indicated his willingness to engage with Kim in...
Trump’s landmark deal: Why denuclearization requires a global approach
In the December 2024 New York Times opinion article, “Trump-Kim, Part II, Could Shake Up the World,” Dmitri Alperovitch and Sergey Radchenko propose a...
Masters of the middle: N. Korea’s calculated dance between global powers
As the United States grapples with potential shifts in its foreign policy, North Korea's deepening relationships with Russia and China have fundamentally altered the...
Between Moscow and Mar-a-Lago: N. Korea’s critical crossroads in 2025
After 37 years of studying North Korean affairs, I'm often asked how I continue to track current issues and where I get my information,...
Different beds, different dreams: Analyzing Trump and Kim’s political romance 2.0
"Trump's back!" As the world watches, Trump's victory in the 47th U.S. presidential election marks his dramatic return to the White House. Given his...
The “Aug. 15 doctrine”: South Korea’s new unification strategy
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol unveiled a new unification doctrine, the "Aug. 15 Unification Doctrine," during his speech marking the 79th anniversary of Korea's...
Experts are guiding the U.S. to the wrong policy on North...
Distinguished North Korea experts Jeffrey Lewis, in 2022, followed by John Delury, in 2024, published articles of the same tone in the New York...
A new proposal for unifying the two Koreas
South Korea’s 22nd parliamentary election is now over. On Apr. 10, the same day as the South Korean election, Kim Jong Un paid a...
Kim Jong Un has only just started his diplomatic game with...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is an ambitious gambler with some big hang-ups.
In early 2024, 13 years into his reign, Kim made a...
