Questioning military commitments in Asia is such a conversation killer
But it shouldn’t be. Not all alliances should be treated the same, but China threat inflation drives the conversation that way anyway.
But it shouldn’t be. Not all alliances should be treated the same, but China threat inflation drives the conversation that way anyway.
If the president wants to prove that ‘diplomacy is back,’ he needs to step it up and start shedding past failed approaches.
Tucked into this 400-page document is a recipe for keeping ‘maximum pressure’ on Kim Jong Un and a 70-year war going.
US, Japanese, and South Korean officials met today to coordinate their approach: they should start by focusing on a peace regime.
Lloyd Austin and Antony Blinken’s trip to Japan and South Korea last week was preceded by an expansive lobbying blitz from both countries in Washington.
Reps. Andy Kim and Young Kim urged the secretary of state to move forward on humanitarian issues and formally ending the war.
A recent Quincy Institute event explored how the US can work toward greater regional stability while engaging allies on shared interests.
Conventional thinking holds that sanctions and isolation will make North Korea give up its weapons. Wrong.
The new administration is promoting the failed idea that sanctions can be used for leverage — and Kim Jong Un is responding predictably.
An ongoing spat between Iran and South Korea is a direct result of Trump’s failed ‘maximum pressure’ campaign.
A new report from a trilateral working group outlines a path forward.
A new approach requires recognition of the dangers of aggressive, ideologically driven policy centered on containing China.
The Blob is swooning over the prospect of ‘reaffirming’ foreign security pacts, with no thought over whether they are still useful.
Trump’s North Korea policy had some bright spots, but the best way to move forward is to also recognize its missteps.
With Blinken and Haines in charge, Biden’s approach could send fragile relationships back to square one.
While it’s likely there will be no diplomatic movement with North Korea before January, 2021, whomever wins the election will have to cast aside ideas that are continuously tried and have consistently failed.
At worst, the denuclearization horse left the barn a long time ago. At best, a nuclear-free North Korea will require an extensive period of time to come to fruition.
If a restrained U.S. foreign policy means pulling back on security commitments around the world, might that result in nuclear weapons proliferation? And is that a bad thing?
Donald Trump’s North Korea policy has failed. South Korean President Moon Jae-in has the mandate, and the competence, to take over and lead.
Restarting diplomacy with North Korea not only reduces the threat of war, but it can also help stop the spread of the coronavirus.
If there’s one thing that unites conservatives and progressives in South Korea’s polarized political climate, it’s opposition to the U.S. ambassador.