Korea

It’s Time for NATO to Help the Baltics

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

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: June

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...

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: May

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: Late May

Biden-Moon Summit Signals Tougher South Korean Stance Against China

President Joe Biden and South Korean President Moon Jae-in held their first summit on May 21 in Washington. While public attention has focused primarily on Biden’s and Moon’s respective policies toward...

Biden Must Push President Moon to Get Real on ROK-China Relations

Moon’s reluctance to hold the Chinese government accountable for its misdeeds underscores a challenge for the United States and other allied governments in bolstering regional cooperative efforts supporting a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

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.

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...