Despite Promising Signs, China's North Korea Policy Unchanged
Official statements and public discussions on China’s willingness to punish or otherwise influence North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in a direction favorable to U.S. interests […] More
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Pence Says U.S. Patience with North Korea is Running Out
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence visited the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea on Monday and warned Pyongyang the “patience” of the U.S. […] More
Trump says North Korea “Looking for Trouble”
President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday that “North Korea is looking for trouble” following Pyongyang’s threat to use nuclear force against the United States. North Korea’s […] More
Keeping Watch on China’s Maritime Strategy in North Korea
Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time. While the two agree on the need to strengthen […] More
Taking the Initiative with a Threatening North Korea
Since June 25, 1950, when North Korea, with Soviet and Chinese backing, invaded the South, in an effort to reunify the country, North Korea has […] More
Giving Trump North Korea Policy a Chance
It is fashionable in Washington to deride, or even condemn, every move President Donald Trump makes that is a departure from past, staid U.S. foreign […] More
Japanese Fears of North Korea, China Spur Cautious Defense Buildup
Over the past decade, Japan has had to deal with external threats, from Chinese assertiveness in the seas surrounding the island nation to North Korea’s […] More
Over and Under Estimating the North Korean Threat
In the span of one week we have seen North Korea test four missiles, evidence of U.S. attempts to sabotage North Korea’s missile program with […] More
Missile Defense: Targeting a Technological Solution
Despite UN resolutions and international opposition, North Korea test-launched four intermediate range ballistic missiles on Monday that reached within 200 miles of Japan. The test […] More
Missile Defense: Blocking Threats or Blocking Diplomacy?
North Korea’s latest test on Sunday of a nuclear capable Pukguksong-2 intermediate range ballistic missile displayed its inexorable advance in acquiring missile technology. The test […] More
Putting Missile Defense on Pause
The United States relies on missile defense systems to protect its allies and its troops stationed all around the world. Yet in some instances, the […] More
South Korea’s Missile Defense: Balancing Between the U.S. & China
North Korea’s missile test on Sunday reaffirmed the case for greater missile defense in South Korea, but it did nothing to change China’s perspective on […] More
North Korea Tests Missile—and Trump
North Korea launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile this weekend, marking Pyongyang’s first provocation since President Donald Trump took office. The test coincided with Trump hosting […] More
Pyongyang Will Take Advantage of South Korea's Political Vacuum
From South Korea’s point of view, the year of 2016 will be remembered as one of the most challenging years since the armistice of the […] More
North Korea: A Vexing Problem for the New U.S. President
Kim Jong-un’s New Year’s speech has triggered fevered speculation about the possibility of an impending North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test, even provoking President-elect […] More
U.S.-ROK Alliance: Enduring through the Leadership Transition
Historically, South Korea’s geographical position among larger and—in the case of its neighbor to the north—adversarial countries has placed it in a precarious foreign policy […] More
South Korea’s Foreign Policy: Leaderless, but Not Rudderless
Within a week North Korea has gone beyond its New Year’s Day promise that it was close to testing an ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile), claiming […] More
Security Risks amid South Korea’s Turmoil
Political turmoil in South Korea, following its president’s impeachment, could be exacerbated if North Korea tries to take advantage of a vacuum. That’s according to […] More