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July 19, 2024

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Dennis P. Halpin

Dennis P. Halpin

Dennis P. Halpin, a former Foreign Service Officer and senior Congressional staff, is a consultant on Asian issues.

Analysis

North Korea: Much more than just bluff and bluster?

The North’s outlandish nuke threats may be cover for a more limited act of aggression

Dennis P. HalpinDennis P. HalpinMarch 11, 2016
Analysis

Prodigal Son: Will an exasperated China turn to Kim Jong Nam?

At what point does a fed-up Beijing look elsewhere in the Kim family to uphold its interests?

Dennis P. HalpinDennis P. HalpinFebruary 14, 2016
Analysis

Will a post-deal Iran outsource the bomb to North Korea?

Worries that Tehran sanctions relief further funds Pyongyang’s nuke development

Dennis P. HalpinDennis P. HalpinJanuary 20, 2016
Analysis

North Korea blasts way into U.S. presidential security debate

With voting about to start, look for influx of North Korea, nuclear-related questions for candidates

Dennis P. HalpinDennis P. HalpinJanuary 6, 2016
Analysis

I’m dreaming of a North Korean Christmas

Remembering the North's long-standing, oft-forgotten religious heritage this holiday season

Dennis P. HalpinDennis P. HalpinDecember 22, 2015
Analysis

Could North Korea again save Taiwan?

Continued risks of instability north of the DMZ may distract from coming cross-Straits tensions

Dennis P. HalpinDennis P. HalpinNovember 15, 2015
Opinion

Chinese Checkers: Beijing plays off Seoul, Pyongyang

A S.Korean presence at China’s parade, a Chinese presence at the North’s, and a marginalized America

Dennis P. HalpinDennis P. HalpinOctober 22, 2015
Evergreen

Is Bill Clinton North Korea’s favorite president?

Since 1994 the 42nd president has gone from adversary to Pyongyang propaganda prop

Dennis P. HalpinDennis P. HalpinSeptember 14, 2015
Opinion

Dr. Strange Kim: How North Korea almost handed ISIL the bomb

Reactor now under Islamic State's control nearly used Pyongyang's help to produce nuclear weaponry

Dennis P. HalpinDennis P. HalpinAugust 17, 2015
Evergreen

The other history controversy: China and the Korean War

Beijing continues to deny what really happened in Korea in 1950-53 – and its role in the conflict

Dennis P. HalpinDennis P. HalpinJuly 8, 2015