denuclearization

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 ...

Asia Pacific / Politics Dec 31, 2018

Pyongyang leader calls for more talks with Seoul counterpart in new year

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a letter to South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Sunday calling for more peace talks between the leaders in the new year following their active engagement in 2018, South Korea's presidential office said. Moon's office said Kim also ...

Asia Pacific Dec 21, 2018

North Korea says it won't denuclearize unless U.S. removes its own local threat

North Korea said Thursday it will never unilaterally give up its nuclear weapons unless the United States first removes what Pyongyang called a nuclear threat. The surprisingly blunt statement jars Seoul's rosier presentation of the North Korean position and could rattle the fragile trilateral ...

Commentary / World Dec 18, 2018

The U.S.-North Korea deadlock

by Atsuhito Isozaki

Both Washington and Pyongyang are going to need to make concessions.

Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Dec 11, 2018

U.S. levels sanctions at three North Korean officials over human rights abuses

The United States said Monday it was imposing sanctions on three senior North Korean officials over human rights abuses, despite President Donald Trump's efforts to woo the regime into a denuclearization accord. The sanctioned officials include Choe Ryong Hae, who has been considered a right-hand ...

Asia Pacific Nov 16, 2018

North Korea's Kim inspects testing of newly developed 'tactical' weapon

by Jesse Johnson

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen the test of a new "ultramodern tactical weapon," the North's state-run media reported Friday in the first mention of such a test in months. Kim hailed the "great success," which he said "serves as another striking demonstration ...

National Nov 13, 2018

U.S. tells Japan it may resume military drills with South Korea next spring: sources

The United States has told Japan it may resume large-scale joint military exercises with South Korea as early as next spring, if there continues to be no tangible progress on the denuclearization of North Korea, Japanese government sources said Monday. Since September, the administration of ...

Asia Pacific / Politics Oct 16, 2018

South Korean president lobbies for Kim Jong Un on Europe tour

South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Monday that world powers needed to reassure North Korea's Kim Jong Un that he had taken the right decision in committing to scrap his nuclear weapons program. Moon, who has met Kim three times this year, is on a ...

World / Social Issues Oct 10, 2018

Defectors to Trump: Put human rights in any North Korea deal

North Korean defector Ji Seong Ho in January raised his crutches triumphantly during President Donald Trump's State of the Union address, symbolizing his journey from near starvation to a place of honor in the U.S. Capitol. On Tuesday, Ji was back in Washington, this time ...

Asia Pacific / Politics Oct 8, 2018

Trump hopes for second summit with North Korea's Kim after 'good' Mike Pompeo meeting in Pyongyang

President Donald Trump says he hopes to see North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "in the near future" after his top diplomat reported progress Sunday at a meeting with Kim in Pyongyang held to resolve details over a potential second summit. Secretary of State Michael ...