Pyongyang

February 25, 2022 | Bradley Bowman, Ryan Brobst, Anthony Ruggiero

Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine May Supercharge Nuclear Proliferation

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine violates the commitments Moscow reaffirmed in the 1994 Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances, in which Russia pledged not to threaten or use...

February 1, 2022 | David Adesnik, John Hardie

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: February

January 24, 2022 | Anthony Ruggiero, Matthew Zweig

Biden’s North Korea Policy Needs Rebooting

A series of missile tests make it plain that carrots don’t work without sticks.

December 3, 2021 | David Adesnik |

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: November

November 22, 2021 | Anthony Ruggiero |

Iran nuclear talks are restarting, but they’re pointless: Biden needs a bipartisan strategy

President Joe Biden’s Iran policy is failing, and the indirect negotiations restarting in Vienna Nov. 29 won’t yield a win. Biden assumed that goodwill gestures and proactive concessions would bring...

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...

November 2, 2021 | David Adesnik, John Hardie

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: October

November 2, 2021 | Anthony Ruggiero, Andrea Stricker

The Lasting Legacy of A.Q. Khan

His network sold substantial nuclear equipment and assistance to Iran, Libya, and North Korea and contributed to lasting security crises.

October 13, 2021 | Clifford D. May |

Remember Lepanto

A great battle in a war not yet ended

October 6, 2021 | David Adesnik |

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: September

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...

August 11, 2021 | Clifford D. May |

Iraq, the model

Biden’s military strategy for Iraq should be applied in Afghanistan

August 10, 2021 | David Adesnik |

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: Early August

July 28, 2021 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: Late July

July 14, 2021 | David Adesnik |

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: Early July

June 29, 2021 | David Adesnik |

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: Late June

June 22, 2021 | Mathew Ha |

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...

June 14, 2021 | David Adesnik |

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: Early June

June 9, 2021 | Mathew Ha |

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.