Commentary / World Mar 24, 2021
The U.S. must approach North Korea as it is
by Dan Depetris
For Pyongyang, a nuclear deterrent is inextricably linked to the regime’s survival.
Editorials Jul 2, 2019
While history was being made at the DMZ on Sunday, an old danger persists: Trump's hunger for a deal will result in the legitimation of North Korea's nuclear program.
Commentary / Japan May 20, 2019
The Showa Era is growing distant
by Kuni Miyake
University students seem less concerned about war on the Korean Peninsula than their 1970s counterparts even though the chance of conflict is greater.
Asia Pacific Apr 17, 2019
Images may show reprocessing activity at North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear site, U.S. researchers say
Satellite images from last week show movement at North Korea's main nuclear site that could be associated with the reprocessing of radioactive material into bomb fuel, a U.S. think tank said on Tuesday. Any new reprocessing activity would underscore the failure of a second summit ...
Commentary / Japan Apr 9, 2019
Dangers of a strategically expendable South Korea
by Yoichi Funabashi
It is terrifying to think of the continued risk of a deal between Trump and Kim that could leave North Korea's denuclearization incomplete.
Commentary / World Apr 2, 2019
Divining North Korea's U.S. policy
by Atsuhito Isozaki
After his disappointing summit with Trump in Hanoi, what directio will Kim take?
Asia Pacific / Politics Mar 1, 2019
North Korea struck a pessimistic tone after the collapse of a two-day summit between Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump, hardening its stance with a warning by a top diplomat that Kim may have "lost the will" to reach an agreement on curtailing his ...
Commentary / World Feb 26, 2019
How a Trump 'victory' became a Kim win
by Grant T. Harris
With a single tweet, the U.S. president scuttled years of American efforts to isolate North Korea and force Kim to denuclearize.
Asia Pacific / Politics Feb 21, 2019
Veteran North Korean diplomats are being sidelined from nuclear talks ahead of the second summit with the United States as recent defections and allegations of spying undermine the trust of leader Kim Jong Un, South Korean officials and experts say. Kim has purged and replaced ...
Commentary / World Jan 8, 2019
Think small to denuclearize North Korea
by Katharine H.S. Moon
Before substantive denuclearization can progress, the U.S. needs to adopt measures toward reconciliation with both Pyongyang and the North Korean people.
Asia Pacific / Politics Jan 3, 2019
Trump says he expects meeting with North Korea's Kim soon, denies urging rapid denuclearization
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had received a letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and expected to meet him again soon as part of the U.S. administration's efforts to press Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons program. Speaking to ...
Commentary / World Dec 18, 2018
by Atsuhito Isozaki
Both Washington and Pyongyang are going to need to make concessions.