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June 9, 2021 | Mathew Ha |

South Korea Should Reassess Its Push for Inter-Korean Engagement

Has Pyongyang ever reciprocated Seoul or Washington’s goodwill gestures or concessions in the past? Unfortunately for Lee, copious evidence from prior negotiations demonstrates not only that North Korea has consistently failed to do so, but that concessions only further embolden North Korea.

February 4, 2021 | Mathew Ha |

Suspending U.S.-ROK Military Exercises Will Not Facilitate Peace Negotiations

Seoul may have its hopes up, but history shows Pyongyang will not change course if military exercises are altered.

December 17, 2018 | David Asher

David Asher Named Senior Fellow at Foundation for Defense of Democracies

David is an Expert on Countering Money Laundering and Terrorism Finance.

June 13, 2018 | David Adesnik, Mathew Ha

At Summit, North Korea Offers Vague Denuclearization Pledge

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March 29, 2018 | David Adesnik |

US-North Korea summit: How Trump can score a major deal

White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said Wednesd...

April 3, 2017 | |

North Korea’s nuclear blackmail: Trump, make sanctions work again

Co-written by Joshua Stanton. As North Korea reportedly...

September 20, 2016 | Eric B. Lorber |

Don’t Give Iran Cash

Iran is once again the center of a heated debate between the Barack Obama administration and Republicans in Congress, this time over whether the United States’ $1.7...

May 9, 2016 | Eric B. Lorber

Understanding the Promise — and Limits — of Sanctions

Co-written by Peter Feaver  Last week, David Francis and Lara Jakes published a ...

July 21, 2015 | Mark Dubowitz

The Iran Nuclear Deal and its Impact on Terrorism Financing

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May 21, 2015 | David Asher

A Dangerous Nexus: Terrorism, Crime, and Corruption

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November 19, 2014 | Mark Dubowitz

Examining What a Nuclear Iran Deal Means for Global Security

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May 13, 2014 | Jonathan Schanzer, Mark Dubowitz

No Such Thing As a Good Iranian Bank?

With a new round of talks underway this week in Vienna, American officials are brimming with optimism concerning the possibility of a nuclear deal by the summer. Worryingly, Iran appears poised t...

November 19, 2013 | |

Iran Follows in North Korea’s Nuclear Shoes

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry emerged from the latest round of Iran nuclear talks in Geneva earlier this month to say t...

October 7, 2013 | |

Iran’s Sequel to North Korea’s Nuclear Playbook

As world powers prepare for nuclear talks with Iran next week in Geneva, U.S. negotiators and their cohorts would do well to review the history of nuclear deals with another rogue state: the Demo...

March 11, 2013 | |

The Iran-North Korea Axis of Proliferation

Both Iran and North Korea are subject to a growing stack of sanctions with which the United Nations, since 2006, has been...

June 15, 2011 | Pajamas Media |

Condi Rice Wants Us to Stop Worrying and Learn to Love Kim Jong Il

It needs the talents of Stanley Kubrick to do justice to the complete Cuckoo’s Nest that American policy on North Korea has become. The State Department wants a nuclear deal, Presi...

May 11, 2011 |

Anatomy of Financial Sanctions

WASHINGTON - Stuart Levey is worried. The man who served as the architect of economic sanctions against Iran for over six years during the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations is not hid...

September 25, 2008 | |

A Clear And Present Nuclear Danger

Quit coddling North Korea.

June 26, 2008 | Claudia Rosett Pajamas Media

Condi Rice Wants Us to Stop Worrying and Learn to Love Kim Jong Il

It needs the talents of Stanley Kubrick to do justice to the complete Cuckoo’s Nest that American policy on North Korea has become. The State Department wants a nuclear deal, Presi...

July 16, 2007 | |

Six-Party Celebration?

According to inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency, North Korea has shut down its nuclear reactor at Yongbyon. Those familiar with North Korea’s recent history are forgiven...