Tag: North Korea

Four Fast Facts on Denuclearization

Post author By Samir Ashraf
Post date 25/06/2018
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This article was originally published by the IPI Global Observatory on 14 June 2018.

The Singapore Summit between the leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Kim Jong-un, and US President Donald Trump—preceded by an historic border crossing and sit-downs with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, and meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping—is a tremendous moment by any measure. Almost exactly 55 years after the Korean Armistice Agreement, the prospect of a formal end to the Korean War and significantly thawed relations on the Korean Peninsula seems possible. Just a few months ago, North Korea and US were threatening each other with war.

Tags North Korea, Security, United States of America, Nuclear weapons, Negotiations, Nuclear Disarmament

It’s Not Really About the Nukes – Crisis Negotiation in North Korea

Post author By Alex Rohlwing
Post date 27/04/2018
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This article was originally published by Political Violence @ a Glance on 12 April 2018.

The United States may soon have a shot at talking directly to North Korea’s Kim Jong-un. Given this unique opportunity, what foreign policy tactics should US negotiators use in the effort to denuclearize the Korean peninsula? It may seem strange, but negotiators might consider taking a lesson from the FBI and the field of Crisis Negotiation to show us a better path to de-escalation.

Tags United States of America, Nuclear weapons, Conflict resolution, Negotiations, International Relations, North Korea, Security

The Other North Korea Question: How Important is the Korean Peninsula to the US?

Post author By Sam Roggeveen
Post date 11/04/2018
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This article was published by the Lowy Institute on 29 March 2018.

America’s leadership in the Asia Pacific was founded in the ashes of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and on its status as the first atomic power. Nuclear weapons thereafter defined Asian geopolitics. Today, on the Korean Peninsula, nuclear technology is again set to feature in a dramatic shift in Asia’s power balance. With a summit meeting between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un now in prospect, future historians may come to see North Korea’s nuclear-armed ballistic missiles as the trigger that unravels America’s strategic leadership of Asia.

Tags International Relations, China, North Korea, Security, United States of America, Nuclear weapons, South Korea, Asia-Pacific

Behind North Korea´s Olive Branch: An Alternative View

Post author By Graham Ong-Webb
Post date 15/01/2018
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This article was originally published by the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) on 5 January 2017.

Synopsis

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un’s conciliatory gestures towards South Korea are a welcome move. But they should not belie the high possibility that it will continue ballistic missile and warhead testing in 2018.

Tags International Relations, North Korea, Security, Nuclear weapons, Geopolitics, South Korea

A New Strategy for Deterrence and Rollback with North Korea

Post author By Michael J. Green
Post date 13/11/2017
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This article was originally published by War on the Rocks on 19 October 2017.

On Tuesday, Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan said of North Korea that the current U.S. “focus is on diplomacy to solve this problem that is presented by the DPRK. We must, however…be prepared for the worst, should diplomacy fail.” Not surprisingly, most recent commentary and analysis on the current North Korea crisis has focused on the prospects of either a near-term conflict or a diplomatic way out. That focus is understandable, but fixates on the two least likely outcomes. Rather than preparing for diplomatic or warfighting scenarios with a nuclear-armed North Korea, the United States should be preparing for a sustained period of deterrence, coercive diplomacy, and rollback. This is the best approach to achieve the international community’s long-stated goal of the eventual peaceful denuclearization and reunification of the Korean Peninsula at an acceptable cost.

Tags Foreign policy, Defense, Deterrence, Nuclear Threat, North Korea, United States of America, Military