North Korea – United States relations Commentary

Stopping a Nuclear North Korea

Leon V. Sigal | Dec 02, 2011
Why solid diplomacy is Washington's best chance to dissuade Pyongyang from going nuclear.

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.

Taming Pyongyang

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

Guns & Butter

Doug Bandow | Nov 16, 2009
Our Asian allies can protect themselves. Obama should lessen our military commitments to the region while promoting further economic integration.

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.

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.

Ignoring Kim

Doug Bandow | Apr 20, 2009
North Korea loves attention. Perhaps the best way to deal with its nuclear antics is a period of benign neglect.

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Ted Galen Carpenter | Jun 26, 2008
There’s a possibility that North Korea is finally coming clean about its nuclear program. But it’s more likely that the Hermit Kingdom is just buying time.

A Reminder from the Near East: Don't Forget North Korea

Tim Potier | Apr 02, 2003
The danger with being regarded as the world's hyperpower is that the rest of the world can come to rely on that nation's good offices unduly.

Iraq, North Korea, and the Law of Unintended Consequences

Paul J. Saunders | Oct 23, 2002
As if coping with either Iraq or North Korea alone was not sufficiently challenging, the prospect of dealing with both-simultaneously-poses even greater risks.

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