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North Korean Denuclearization is Possible

Cipher Brief Expert Ambassador Joseph DeTrani is former Special envoy for Six Party Talks with North Korea and the U.S. Representative to the Korea [...] More

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Dispatches from Hanoi

After much anticipation of a signing ceremony between the U.S. and North Korea, President Donald Trump and North Leader Kim Jong-un left Hanoi with [...] More

In Hanoi, the Devil is in the Details

OPINION — What are the “corresponding measures” President Trump is prepared to take in return for a promise from Chairman Kim Jong-un to dismantle [...] More

The Serious Trust Deficit Between Washington and Pyongyang

OPINION — Two senior U.S. military commanders in the Indo-Pacific area this week questioned whether North Korea would ever denuclearize, just 12 days [...] More

The Next North Korean Summit

The Next North Korean Summit

President Donald Trump will hold a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in late February.The White House made the announcement [...] More

Avoiding 'Fire and Fury' with North Korea

Avoiding 'Fire and Fury' with North Korea

Bottom Line Up Front: Six months after the historic June 11, 2018 Summit between President Donald Trump and Chairman Kim Jung Un, the American public [...] More

Opinion: Two Koreas Running Rings Around U.S.

Opinion: Two Koreas Running Rings Around U.S.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with North Korea's foreign minister on Wednesday and says he will visit Pyongyang next month to pave the way [...] More

North Korea Brief II:  Critical Allied Relationships

North Korea Brief II: Critical Allied Relationships

In part two of The Cipher Brief's Expert Briefing on North Korea, Ambassador Joseph DeTrani focuses on the critical relationships with allies and [...] More

Don't Compromise Objectives with North Korea

We know from twenty-five years of negotiations that patience and persistence are required if we hope to resolve nuclear and other issues with North [...] More

Is North Korea Boiling Down to a War of Words?

OPINION — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tried Sunday to use current U.S. relations with an old wartime enemy, the Communist government in Vietnam, [...] More

Lessons Learned From 25 Years of Negotiating with North Korea

Lessons Learned From 25 Years of Negotiating with North Korea

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is resetting expectations for a denuclearization timeline for North Korea, saying Monday that it will take 'decades' [...] More

Why the U.S. Must Trust but Verify with North Korea

Why the U.S. Must Trust but Verify with North Korea

As Secretary of State Mike Pompeo heads to North Korea seeking signs of progress after the recent Singapore summit, some of his colleagues in the [...] More

The U.S. Intelligence Mission Targeting North Korea

Shortly after he was sworn in as Director CIA in January of 2017, now-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made some bold moves that put renewed focus on [...] More