Leon V. Sigal

Leon V. Sigal is director of the Northeast Asia Cooperative Security Project at the Social Science Research Council in New York and author of Disarming Strangers: Nuclear Diplomacy with North Korea.


Commentary

Security

North Korea's Treacherous New Course

| 04.19.12

Pyongyang is done playing nice with Washington.

Security

U.S. Failures in North Korea

| 02.22.12

Washington must recognize its intelligence and policy missteps on North Korea or prepare for another round of botched talks.

Politics

The Future of U.S.-North Korea Relations

| 12.21.11

Rash speculation about regime change in North Korea could be dangerous. Washington must proceed with caution.

Security

Stopping a Nuclear North Korea

| 12.02.11

Why solid diplomacy is Washington's best chance to dissuade Pyongyang from going nuclear.

Politics

Using the Carrot in Korea

| 08.18.11

Deterrence has failed. Military provocations have made the situation worse. It will take a leap of faith to find peace on the peninsula.

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May 25, 2012