Kim Jong Un

November 23, 2022 | Hyun-seung Lee, David Maxwell

Legitimizing North Korean Hereditary Succession Harms The Korean People

The international media has been drawn to the story of the possibility of a fourth-generation hereditary succession of the Kim family regime. This made headlines in global media outlets over the weekend...

November 22, 2022 | Anthony Ruggiero |

How to Really Turn the Screws on North Korea

Unprecedented missile tests deserve a more serious diplomatic and economic response.

November 14, 2022 | Anthony Ruggiero |

Biden warns North Korea on nuclear test. But he needs to act — now.

The U.S. president issues a vague threat in talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Imposing tough sanctions are what's needed.

November 10, 2022 | Anthony Ruggiero, Greg Scarlatoiu

World Cup Shows Need to Crack Down on Kim’s Labor Exploitation

Shipping workers abroad helps the North Korean leader evade sanctions and finance his nuclear weapons.

November 2, 2022 | Ryan Brobst, Bradley Bowman

How to get Kyiv the Tanks and Armored Vehicles It Needs

“We’re fighting the war out of our pickup trucks,” stated a Ukrainian soldier when reflecting on Ukraine’s slowing counteroffensive in Luhansk region. While Ukraine has a large inventory of tanks...

October 28, 2022 | Mathew Ha |

The Evolution of Kim Jong Un’s ‘All-Purpose Sword’

October 21, 2022 | Anthony Ruggiero |

Don’t Let Up on North Korea

To the Editor: In “It’s Time to Accept That North Korea Has Nuclear Weapons” (Opinion guest essay, nytimes.com, Oct. 13), Jeffrey Lewis urges the United States “to face reality” and stop pressing...

October 11, 2022 | David Maxwell |

North Korea’s Provocations: Time For An Asymmetric Approach

Do not fear North Korea’s provocations. They are a standard expression of leader Kim Jong Un’s three-pronged strategy, which is built on political warfare, blackmail diplomacy, and advanced warfighting...

October 10, 2022 | Anthony Ruggiero |

When Will Biden Put Pressure on North Korea?

Letter to the Editor: A once-robust sanctions program has atrophied since Trump embraced summit-level diplomacy with Kim in 2018.

October 6, 2022 | |

North Korea Conducts Provocative Missile Launch

North Korea launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan on October 3 for the first time in five years. Pyongyang has returned to its robust testing pace of 2017. This latest escalation could signal dictator Kim Jong Un’s intention to carry out further provocations, such as an intercontinental ballistic missile launch or a seventh nuclear test. The United States has called for a UN Security Council meeting, but China and Russia will block any serious actions. The Biden administration should reinvigorate America’s once-robust sanctions on North Korea, whose enforcement has atrophied since 2018.

October 5, 2022 | Clifford D. May |

The problem with despots

They’re not like us

October 3, 2022 | David Adesnik, John Hardie

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: October

September 30, 2022 | Juan C. Zarate |

The North Korean Crypto Threat

Excerpt North Korea (the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea “DPRK”) presents a fundamental and growing international security challenge – and now represents the most serious nation-state risk...

September 25, 2022 | David Maxwell |

North Korea’s Missile Tests Are Part Of A Political Warfare And Blackmail Strategy

North Korea has done it again, which is no surprise. While the ROK/U.S. alliance and the international community has been waiting for a seventh nuclear test or a possible test of a submarine-launched...

September 14, 2022 | Clifford D. May |

Fascism for dummies

Those using the word should at least know what it means

September 2, 2022 | David Maxwell |

A Three Part Plan To Enhance President Yoon’s North Korea Strategy: Toward A Free And Unified Korea

On August 15th, in his Liberation Day speech, President Yoon described his “audacious initiative” for North Korea. In summary, it is an economic engagement proposal that is intended to be a first step...

September 1, 2022 | David Adesnik, John Hardie

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: September

August 14, 2022 | David Maxwell |

We Must Bring About A Free And Unified Korea

Good morning. I would like to thank all the organizers, sponsors, contributors, and participants in this great event and for the opportunity to be among such distinguished speakers and leaders. Dr. Hyun-jin...

August 3, 2022 | David Adesnik, John Hardie

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: August

July 21, 2022 | David Maxwell |

The Forgotten South Korean Prisoners Of War Who Sacrificed And Suffered For Seven Decades For Korean Freedom

The sixty-ninth anniversary of the Korean War Armistice is July 27, 2022.  The war is known as the “Forgotten War.” One of the most forgotten aspects of the war are the South Korean prisoners of...