Kim Jong-un Doubles Down on Nuclear Threat
OPINION — It should be crystal clear: North Korea has nuclear weapons not only for defensive deterrence purposes but, according to Kim Jong-un, to respond […] More
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April is likely to be a busy month for North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — On March 24, North Korea successfully launched an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) called the Hwasong-17. The missile flew for 68 minutes and […] More
Where are Tensions with North Korea Headed?
Ambassador Joseph DeTrani is former Special envoy for Six Party Talks with North Korea and the U.S. Representative to the Korea Energy Development Organization (KEDO), […] More
Who is Kim Yo-jong?
The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un made headlines over the weekend as she threatened military action against South Korea, and deemed the inter-Korean liaison […] More
Kim Jong Un’s Frustration and the Risk of Hybrid Warfare
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Kim Jong-Un’s Bad Advice
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How Foreign Leaders Play President Trump
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Twitter Diplomacy and North Korea
The significant weekend visit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un started with a Tweet last Thursday as President Trump […] More
What Could a Russia-North Korea Summit Mean?
What do both North Korea and Russia hope to get out of Thursday’s expected summit in Vladivostok? This is Cipher Brief Level I Member Only […] More
What to Make of North Korea’s Recent Weapons Test
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the testing of as a new ‘tactical guided weapon’ on Wednesday in the country’s first weapons test since […] More
So, After Hanoi: What is Kim Thinking?
Former State Department Regional Medical Officer and Psychiatrist, Kenneth Dekleva pieces together recent news from the Hanoi Summit with a focus on Kim Jong-un’s behavior […] More
China as the Third Player in the Hanoi Summit
Bottom Line Up Front: The second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, held on February 28, produced […] More
Dispatches from Hanoi
After much anticipation of a signing ceremony between the U.S. and North Korea this week, President Donald Trump and North Leader Kim Jong-un left Hanoi […] More
Trump-Kim Nuclear Diplomacy: Round Two in Vietnam
Bottom Line Up Front At the end of February, U.S. President Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un will meet in Vietnam following […] More
Chairman Kim Jong-un Rides the Peace Train
Chairman Kim Jong-un started off 2019 with a well-rehearsed New Year’s address, in which he utilized a less-formal and relaxed atmosphere – akin to FDR’s […] More
The Next North Korean Summit
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Avoiding ‘Fire and Fury’ with North Korea
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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 […] More
Difficulties Integrating North Korean Defectors Suggest Challenges in Reunifying Korea
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North Korea’s Path to Denuclearization
The June 12th summit with North Korea will be an important beginning of a process that eventually results in the Complete, Verifiable and Irreversible Dismantlement […] More
N. Korea, the U.S. and the Strange Path to Singapore
One wonders what the alien creature Griffin, portrayed by Michael Stuhlbarg in Men in Black III, and capable of seeing all possible futures, would […] More
U.S.-North Korea Summit Cancelled, Now What?
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North Korea Talks: Falling for the Same Tricks, or Uncharted Waters?
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North Korea: From Wishful Thinking to ‘Possible’
The Panmunjom Declaration gives us hope that denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula is possible. The Summit of South Korean President Moon Jae-in with North Korea’s […] More