Korea

February 28, 2023 | Matt Pottinger |

The Chinese Communist Party’s Threat to America

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 7, 2022 | David Maxwell |

Unification Must Be Korea’s Future

Editor’s Note: These remarks were provided to freedom-loving people who gathered on the National Mall on November 5, 2022, for the K-Peace Festival organized by the Peaceful Unification Advisory Council...

November 1, 2022 | David Adesnik |

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: November

October 3, 2022 | David Adesnik, John Hardie

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: October

September 7, 2022 | Mark Dubowitz, David Maxwell

How North Korea Taught Iran to Entrap and Threaten Israel

While the West appeases Iran, Israel is now battling Tehran's efforts to engulf the Jewish state in a 'ring of fire' – a strategy the theocracy adopted from its longstanding partner-in-intimidation, North Korea

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...

June 29, 2022 | James Brooke, Ivana Stradner

It’s Time for NATO to Help the Baltics

Russian hackers have launched cyberattacks against Lithuania for its enforcement of EU sanctions against Kaliningrad.

June 2, 2022 | David Adesnik, John Hardie

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: June

May 10, 2022 | David Maxwell, Chung Kyung-young

It’s time for a new U.S.-Korea alliance for a free, unified peninsula

A small group of civil society stakeholders from the Republic of Korea (South Korea), North Korea, the United States, Japan and China recently convened in the mountains of Virginia to address the security...

May 2, 2022 | David Adesnik, John Hardie

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: May

April 20, 2022 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Trevor Logan

North Korean Hackers Stole $620 Million Worth of Cryptocurrency, FBI Finds

The FBI attributed a $620 million cryptocurrency theft to the North Korean hacking group Lazarus last week, while the Treasury Department sanctioned the digital wallet in which Lazarus had stashed the stolen...

March 28, 2022 | David Maxwell |

How To Respond To North Korea’s ICBM Test

On March 24, North Korea possibly tested its new Hwasong-17 Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM). Kim Jong-un broke part of his self-imposed moratorium on ICBM (and nuclear) tests that he promised...

March 22, 2022 | Reuel Marc Gerecht, Ray Takeyh

The Folly of the ‘Pivot to Asia’

China is a rising challenge, but neglecting Europe and the Middle East won’t help America confront it.

February 2, 2022 | Bradley Bowman, Ryan Brobst

Germany helps Putin with its double standard on arms exports

Even as the U.S. intelligence community warns that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could come this month, the German government has rebuffed Ukrainian requests for defensive weapons. While Kyiv requested...

January 25, 2022 | David Maxwell |

How Joe Biden Can Push Back Against North Korea’s Political Warfare Strategy

North Korea conducted a spate of missile launches testing various systems five times in 2022, so far.  Kim Jong-un knows how to stir up a reaction. Just a few subtle words from the party about reconsidering...

November 22, 2021 | David Maxwell |

End Of Korean War Declaration: Why Just Words On Paper Won’t Matter

Let me state up front that I want peace on the Korean peninsula, and I think all Koreans and Americans want peace. The question is, will an end of war declaration contribute to peace if there is no change...

September 17, 2021 | Behnam Ben Taleblu, Bradley Bowman, David Maxwell

New Cruise Missile Gives North Korea Lethal Capability

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

September 9, 2021 | Anthony Ruggiero |

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...

September 3, 2021 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Forging the American-Israeli Alliance of the Future

In the shadow of the ISIS-K attack that killed 13 American troops in Afghanistan, Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett met President Joe Biden at the White House. The visit reaffirmed the close ties...