The Biden-Yoon Summit: An Opportunity To Chart A New Alliance Course
It is time for the U.S. and its ally South Korea to execute a political warfare strategy that flips the conventional wisdom.
Pyongyang
Examining U.S. Sanctions Policy, Implementation, and Enforcement
Legislative Testimonies
The Underside of the Coin: Illicit Finance Risks in Virtual Assets
Memos
Arsenal
Assessing the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Ballistic Missile Program
Monographs
When the Same North Korea Policy Fails Over and Over Again
A veteran negotiator explains how Washington’s attempts at nonproliferation floundered.
Op-eds
National Strategy for Countering North Korea
Excerpt Since the emergence of the nuclear threat from North Korea in the early 1990s, the primary objective of U.S. policy has been to convince Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear weapons program. While...
Op-eds
Strategery 101
When an enemy attacks a friend, back the friend
Op-eds
FDD’s Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: The Year in Review
Memos
Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: December
Policy Tracker
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.
Op-eds
Dead letter
The left’s having second – and third – thoughts on Putin’s war
Op-eds
Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: November
Policy Tracker
The Attack on America’s Future
Cyber-Enabled Economic Warfare
Monographs
The Evolution of Kim Jong Un’s ‘All-Purpose Sword’
The Dangers of Iran’s Cyber Ambitions
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...
Op-eds
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...
Op-eds
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.
Op-eds
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.