Biden Wants a Pragmatic Approach Towards North Korea. Why Not Leave Korea Altogether?

May 3, 2021 Topic: Biden Korea Policy Region: Asia Blog Brand: Korea Watch Tags: North KoreaKim Jong UnNuclearJoe BidenWar

Biden Wants a Pragmatic Approach Towards North Korea. Why Not Leave Korea Altogether?

The Biden administration is right to seek engagement with the North, especially to at least limit the DPRK’s nuclear ambitions. However, America’s involvement is primarily a matter of choice.

Doug Bandow is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute. A former special assistant to President Ronald Reagan, he is the author of Tripwire: Korea and U.S. Foreign Policy in a Changed World and co-author of The Korean Conundrum: America’s Troubled Relations with North and South Korea.

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