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January 05, 2025

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How North Korea can be convinced to give up nuclear weapons

The denuclearization of the peninsula will require persistence — and patience

Despite the appearance of a policy ruled by tweets, the Trump administration’s current North Korea policy of coercive sanctions, combined with tension reduction efforts, is actually not a bad one.

But as North Korea and the United States head to another summit in the coming months, the United States should ensure it has crystalized several guiding principles of this policy.

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