The US administration is stepping up the pressure on North Korea as the end-of-year deadline set by Pyongyang for productive talks is looming. The breakdown
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The Coming Crisis with North Korea
A little over a month remains until North Korea’s end-of-year deadline expires. The Trump administration remains oblivious: Senior American diplomats do not appear to share
Ball in Trump’s Court for North Korea Success
The breakdown in high-level talks between the US and North Korea last weekend shows that diplomacy between the two foes is at a critical juncture.
The Collapse of the East Asian Order
The United States is losing its status as a Pacific power. It can no longer control developments in East Asia. It still maintains a large
Russia and China in the Korean Peace Process
Trilateral talks were held in Moscow on October 9, 2018 between Russia, North Korea and China. The meeting brought together Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor
Has Trump Turned an Important Corner?
Donald Trump’s surprise visit to North Korea last week was impressive. It was a bold first step in repairing a foreign policy in tatters after
The Case for Optimism After the Trump-Kim Handshake Summit
President Donald Trump secured another historic first in U.S.-North Korea relations earlier today when he crossed into North Korean territory at Panmunjom before a brief
What Putin and Pompeo Did Not Talk About
Even veiled by thick layers of diplomatic fog, the overlapping meetings in Sochi between US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and President Putin and Foreign
