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Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: September

New Cruise Missile Gives North Korea Lethal Capability

The long-range weapon could strike South Korea, Japan, and U.S. bases in the region.

Washington is ready to fall into Kim Jong Un’s trap, again

How many times will the United States pay North Korea to shut down the same nuclear reactor? The answer so far is three, although the Biden White House seems increasingly ready to make it four. North Korea...

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: Late August

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Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: Early August

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: Late July

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: Early July

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: Late June

North Korea Likely Behind Hack Targeting South Korean Nuclear Submarine

The South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) stated on Sunday that hackers infiltrated Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering, seeking to steal documents regarding naval vessels...

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: Early June

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.

The North Korea Threat Is Growing. U.S.-South Korea Military Training Must Press Forward.

Following the successful Joe Biden-Moon Jae-in summit on May 21, 2021, the Moon administration began backsliding on alliance commitments to military readiness. Specifically, President Moon said COVID-19...

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: Early April

Early April Trends

Biden’s bad deals

His diplomats, like Obama’s, give without getting

Anticipating the Biden Administration’s New North Korea Policy

The heart of the administration’s new Korea policy will likely focus on implementing the relevant UN Security Council resolutions to achieve North Korea’s verifiable nuclear dismantlement.

OPCW Member States Must Counter Russian Obstruction

North Korean Human Rights Should Unite the U.S.-ROK Alliance, Not Divide It

The U.S. State Department last week released its annual report on human rights abuses throughout the world, which included comprehensive detail regarding North Korea’s ongoing human rights violations...

Biden Revives the Truman Doctrine

His call to wage a global war for freedom echoes the dawn of the Cold War.

Ahead of U.S.-ROK Meeting, Unresolved Policy Disputes Still Trouble the Alliance

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will meet with their South Korean counterparts in Seoul on March 17, at which point the U.S. secretaries will likely share preliminary...

The U.S. Military And South Korea Must Train To Deter North Korea

ROK/U.S. combined training – routine but necessary defensive exercises – is described in the media in various ways that causes confusion among the public. With the start of the annual computer simulation...