Foreign relations of North Korea Commentary

North Koreans Starve while Washington Wavers

Morton Abramowitz | Jul 12, 2011
Suffering mounts as the White House delays a decision about sending food aid to Pyongyang.

Preventing a Nuclear North Korea

Leon V. Sigal | Jun 23, 2011
Not engaging with North Korea is tantamount to giving Pyongyang's nuclear program a green light.

North Korea's New Boy-General

Michael J. Green | Sep 29, 2010
Kim Jong Il can sit back, have a cigar and sip his Hennessy. His boy's got his back now.

Taming Pyongyang

Doug Bandow | May 03, 2010
America and South Korea need to push China to take the lead in curbing North Korean aggression.

An Unstable Rogue

Doug Bandow | Apr 06, 2010
With its leadership in flux, the possibility of violence spilling outward from North Korea seems real.

False Hopes

Ted Galen Carpenter | Mar 11, 2010
American optimism is misplaced—China won’t help us deal with North Korea or stop Iran from going nuclear.

Bipolar Pyongyang

Doug Bandow | Sep 09, 2009
A seemingly repentant North Korea is ready to negotiate, but the six-party talks are not enough. The administration should have a bilateral heart-to-heart with the Kim Jong Il regime. Then our allies can help seal the deal.

Norks & Nukes

Ted Galen Carpenter | Jul 09, 2009
Kim Jong Il wants attention, so let’s give it to him. Normalizing relations with North Korea will reveal the true reasons for its nuclear ambitions.

Quiet Diplomacy

Drew Thompson | Jun 03, 2009
Beijing is under a lot of pressure to stop defending North Korea. But is it lashing Pyongyang behind the scenes?

Forgetting Pyongyang

Doug Bandow | May 27, 2009
Kim Jong-il loves attention. Instead of going into crisis mode whenever he throws a temper tantrum, we should ignore him—while quietly reminding the Chinese that a nuclear-armed North isn’t in their interest.

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