Korean War

July 19, 2020 | David Maxwell |

Penny wise, pound foolish: The flawed logic of withdrawal from South Korea

The Trump administration announced it is considering withdrawing troops from South Korea because of Seoul’s failure to meet U.S. funding demands in the Special Measures Agreement/burden sharing negotiations....

June 16, 2020 | David Maxwell, Mathew Ha

North Korea blows up a strategic building to try to blackmail the U.S. and South Korea

The destruction was a very loud wake-up call for those who still believe that Pyongyang has any interest in dismantling its nuclear arsenal.

June 14, 2020 | Mathew Ha |

Why South Korea Needs to Reorganize Its Priorities for North Korea

The Moon administration can only achieve the peace it so desperately desires by finally confronting the Kim regime for its hostile actions – rather than being intimidated by the likes of Kim Yo Jong.

May 7, 2020 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Explaining the Intense Diplomatic Battle Between the U.S. and China

The Chinese Communist Party’s ‘Wolf Warriors’ have Secretary Pompeo in their crosshairs right now, but their agenda will outlast the Trump administration.

December 31, 2019 | Andrea Stricker |

To Successfully Denuclearize North Korea, Washington Should Make it Think Like South Africa

If Mr. Trump opts to augment the pressure on North Korea, he will need to patiently wait out attempts by Kim to scare the international community into concessions. He shouldn’t be shaken. The United States should instead keep tightening the rope that led South Africa to abandon nuclear weapons.

February 26, 2019 | David Maxwell |

President Trump Seeks Peace in Korea

If preparations are not made to ensure the ROK/U.S. alliance remains rock solid, an end of war declaration will provide the pretext for those who seek the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Korea.  Advoc...

October 31, 2018 | David Maxwell, Mathew Ha

At the Latest Inter-Korean Summit, Kim Jong-Un Created a Diplomatic Minefield for the United States

According to recent reports, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo strongly protested the outcome of September’s inter-Korean summit in Pyongyang. One source told the South Korean paper Chosun Ilbo that...

October 3, 2018 | Mathew Ha, David Maxwell

Kim Jong Un’s ‘All-Purpose Sword’

North Korean Cyber-Enabled Economic Warfare

August 14, 2018 | David Maxwell |

North Korea Seeks Formal Peace Treaty to Push Out U.S. Forces

The governments of North and South Korea...

July 27, 2018 | Mathew Ha |

Don’t Fall for Kim Jong-un’s Pleas for Peace

This week, North Korean propaganda outlets ramped up demands to the South Kore...

June 13, 2018 | David Adesnik, Mathew Ha

At Summit, North Korea Offers Vague Denuclearization Pledge

In a...

August 30, 2017 | Clifford D. May

Afghanistan and the war against the West

The conflict in Afghanistan is often referred to as “the longest war in American history.” From that, you mi...

March 7, 2017 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Texas, Spanish Banks Slammed Over Israel-Boycott Accounts

Two giant financial institutions – Dallas-based Comerica and Spain’s La Caixa – are caught in the crossfire of criticism from politicians and human rights organizations over a f...

May 13, 2014 | Claudia Rosett |

Eyes Wide Shut to North Korea’s Terror Ties

News of North Korea is dominated right now by Pyongyang’s threats to carry out yet another nuclear test, which would be its fourth since 2006, and its third since President Obama took offic...

April 11, 2013 | Clifford D. May Scripps Howard News Service |

Lessons in Supreme Leadership

Kim Jong Un is teaching Khamenei that the West can be beaten — repeatedly.

June 15, 2011 |

The First Time

Desert Hell: The British Invasion of Mesopotamia by Charles Townshend Belknap Press, 624 pp., $35 THIS BOOK IS an exquisite history of the excruciatingly diffi...

June 13, 2011 | National Interest Online

Symbolism and Realpolitik

 Amid the complex dynamics of the Horn of Africa, the most significant national interest at stake for the United States is preventing Al-Qaeda (or any other like-minded international terrori...

June 10, 2011 | Human Events |

Lawfare’s Soft Targets

The failure of the Bush administration to reverse its predecessors’ drastic shrinkage of our armed services is notorious.  Yet, because our fighters are the greatest in human history, the most pern...

May 16, 2011 |

The Canadian Election That Changes It All

 It is a credit to Canada that few outsiders pay much attention to what goes on there. Prosperity, stability, and centrist politics make for dull news. But now and then, something truly inte...

April 6, 2011 |

The China Conundrum

How significant that the architect of the original U.S. overture to China now feels compelled to write a primer on averting war with his own creation. Henry Kissinger's essay, "Avoiding a U....