Six-party talks Commentary

China Shops at Pottery Barn

Douglas H. Paal | Nov 24, 2010
China has let North Korea off the hook one-too-many times. Now it's their problem.

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.

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.

Grumpy Old Men

Doug Bandow | Aug 04, 2009
North Korea’s elderly leadership is nervous and bellicose. This bodes ill for any nuclear negotiations.

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.

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.

Obama's All-Star Lineup

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Dec 11, 2008
Obama has a seasoned team. But he needs to order its members to focus on specific areas if he wants to be successful in enacting his agenda.

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