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Asia-Pacific

Blowing up the de-nuke playbook: Got any better ideas?

Time to move towards making North Korea a responsible nuclear weapons state. The alternative could be much more terrifying.

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Asia-Pacific

Will North Korea test a nuclear weapon next?

Pyongyang's latest provocations are largely being ignored and the White House appears to have no strategy. This is folly.

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Asia-Pacific

What Kim Jong Un's big bad weapons blitz really means

Listen closely — he's not talking about going to war but about something quite different. Is Biden listening?

Pyongyang's reaction to weak Washington overtures goes nuclear
Asia-Pacific

Pyongyang's reaction to weak Washington overtures goes nuclear

Reports that a key reactor has been restarted indicates Kim Jong Un is frustrated with Biden's lack of diplomatic urgency. Is he right?

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Asia-Pacific

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.

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Asia-Pacific

Biden's North Korea policy is floundering in Trump territory

If the president wants to prove that 'diplomacy is back,' he needs to step it up and start shedding past failed approaches.