Diplomacy, yes, bribery, no. The US shouldn’t ‘pay’ to get NoKo to talk
The beleaguered regime is making a lot of demands these days — the administration would be wise in what it offers.
Harry J. Kazianis serves as Senior Director of Korean Studies at the Center for the National Interest. He previously served as part of the foreign policy team for the 2016 presidential campaign of Senator Ted Cruz. Harry has also worked as a national security-focused fellow at the Potomac Foundation, the University of Nottingham, and CSIS. Kazianis in the past also managed the foreign policy communications efforts of the Heritage Foundation and was the Editor-In-Chief of the Diplomat. His work and ideas have appeared in the NY Times, the Washington Post, CNN, Fox News, the Wall Street Journal, and many other publications across the political spectrum. He holds an ALM (Master’s Degree) focusing on International Relations from Harvard University. Follow him on Twitter @Grecianformula.
The beleaguered regime is making a lot of demands these days — the administration would be wise in what it offers.
When Washington seemed to wave away North Korea’s weekend missile tests, Pyongyang predictably upped the ante.
The new administration is promoting the failed idea that sanctions can be used for leverage — and Kim Jong Un is responding predictably.
Pyongyang is never going to give up its weapons, so after 70 years the US must move the goalposts or risk further failure.