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Dead Drop: May 30

A GOLD MEDAL SPORT: Remember those senior members of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s staff who were summarily fired for – well, it was never [...] More

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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 [...] More
Kim Jong Un's Frustration and the Risk of Hybrid Warfare

Kim Jong Un's Frustration and the Risk of Hybrid Warfare

EXPERT OPINION — Kim Jong-un is a desperate man. He has long believed that Donald Trump’s unpredictability and their quirky friendship offers him the [...] More

Kim Jong-Un's Bad Advice

Cipher Brief Expert Ambassador Joseph R. DeTrani was the former Special Envoy for Negotiations with North Korea. OPINION — North Korea’s leader, Kim [...] More

How Foreign Leaders Play President Trump

OPINION — Donald Trump as president displays weakness toward those he envies as strong foreign leaders, while he acts like a bully toward leaders he [...] More
Twitter Diplomacy and North Korea

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 [...] More

What Could a Russia-North Korea Summit Mean?

Thursday’s expected summit between DPRK Chairman Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Vladivostok, Russia follows on the heels of [...] 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 talks [...] 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 [...] 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 no [...] More

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

Trump-Kim Nuclear Diplomacy: Round Two in Vietnam

Bottom Line Up FrontAt the end of February, U.S. President Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un will meet in Vietnam following up last June’s [...] 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 [...] More