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War and Peace on the Korean Peninsula
Reports coming from the Korean peninsula in the past few weeks have been disturbing and contradictory. On the one hand, tensions continue to escalate as Pyongyang and Seoul are locked in an upward...
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Kim Jong Un’s “Unitary Leadership”: Future Policies and Our Choices
About a week ago, South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) disclosed Jang Song Thaek’s “likely” loss of power in North Korea. This news about Kim Jong Un’s regent, commonly considered as North...
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UNSCR 2270: A Conundrum for Russia
The international community’s relationship with North Korea has reached a bifurcation point that may have far-reaching consequences for the strategic positions of key national players. Specifically,...
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Inspector O and the Politics Lesson (Part 2)
“Church, you scoundrel!” The voice boomed across the bar. Each of the patrons had looked up and was staring at me, some annoyed, some bemused at the interruption to the normal solitary quiet of the...
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Moving from a Sunshine to Sunburn Policy on North Korea
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook wave from their plane bound for Washington on June 28. (Photo: Cheong Wa Dae) Many observers expect a clash when South Korean president...
View ArticleHow Russia Can Help the United States Defuse the Korean Crisis
The current crisis between the United States and North Korea is drawing major countries into its orbit, including neighboring Russia. After all, North Korea is on Russia’s doorstep and any instability...
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KEDO: Long Gone, and Nearly Forgotten
January 8 marks 15 years to the day that the last ship carrying the last group of workers from the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO) light water reactor project left the small...
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Negative Security Assurance and Nuclear Diplomacy: Implications for the...
Despite past agreements and negotiation efforts with North Korea about the elimination of its nuclear program, there has been no clear and consistent understanding of what “complete denuclearization of...
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