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Risks for severe North Korea miscalculation “high”: policy consultant

Risks for severe North Korea miscalculation “high”: policy consultant

Dr. Kevin Shepard says Pyongyang say misjudge any sudden U.S. moves - and retaliate

Risks for severe North Korea miscalculation “high”: policy consultant
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll November 28, 2017
Where Washington’s North Korea policy goes from here

Where Washington’s North Korea policy goes from here

CNAS's Patrick Cronin says that Trump's "unorthodox" approach to Pyongyang has its merits

Where Washington’s North Korea policy goes from here
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham November 22, 2017
Stepping up pressure: how China sees North Korea

Stepping up pressure: how China sees North Korea

The Stimson Center's Yun Sun says the U.S. must make a case rooted in Beijing's interests

Stepping up pressure: how China sees North Korea
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll November 20, 2017
Trump’s speech to the National Assembly: what we learned
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Trump’s speech to the National Assembly: what we learned

The President warned North Korea not to "test" the U.S. and condemned Kim Jong Un - Pyongyang will likely react soon

Trump’s speech to the National Assembly: what we learned
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham November 8, 2017
Why a breakout of war on the peninsula is the least of South Korea’s worries

Why a breakout of war on the peninsula is the least of South Korea’s worries

Stuck between "American First" and Byungjin, Seoul needs to steel itself for uncertainty

Why a breakout of war on the peninsula is the least of South Korea’s worries
John Lee
John Lee November 1, 2017
How the North Korean-Vietnamese friendship turned sour

How the North Korean-Vietnamese friendship turned sour

Pyongyang's self-centered behavior towards Hanoi irreparably damaged a once-close alliance

How the North Korean-Vietnamese friendship turned sour
Balazs Szalontai
Balazs Szalontai October 31, 2017
Strategic ambiguity: even in DC, no-one knows what Trump will do next

Strategic ambiguity: even in DC, no-one knows what Trump will do next

The administration's ambiguous North Korea policy keeps DPRK-watchers guessing

Strategic ambiguity: even in DC, no-one knows what Trump will do next
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov October 30, 2017
Let’s be clear: a surgical strike on North Korea is too risky to consider

Let’s be clear: a surgical strike on North Korea is too risky to consider

Trump must be aware that not all options can be on the table

Let’s be clear: a surgical strike on North Korea is too risky to consider
Dennis P. Halpin
Dennis P. Halpin October 26, 2017
Trump’s amendment to EO13223: what relevance for Korea?
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Trump’s amendment to EO13223: what relevance for Korea?

Move has exacerbated alarm that he might be prepping the country for another war in East Asia

Trump’s amendment to EO13223: what relevance for Korea?
Tristan Webb
Tristan Webb October 24, 2017
Whizzing to Oz? Australia in Kim Jong Un’s line of fire
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Whizzing to Oz? Australia in Kim Jong Un’s line of fire

Pyongyang’s latest bluster echoes unofficial threats it disowned a decade ago

Whizzing to Oz? Australia in Kim Jong Un’s line of fire
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter October 24, 2017