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October 11, 2022 | David Maxwell |

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...

September 25, 2022 | David Maxwell |

North Korea’s Missile Tests Are Part Of A Political Warfare And Blackmail Strategy

North Korea has done it again, which is no surprise. While the ROK/U.S. alliance and the international community has been waiting for a seventh nuclear test or a possible test of a submarine-launched...

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

September 1, 2022 | David Adesnik, John Hardie

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: September

August 16, 2022 | Craig Singleton |

How Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan Gambit Backfired

Beijing’s shock-and-awe military response has created a new normal in East Asia.

August 14, 2022 | David Maxwell |

We Must Bring About A Free And Unified Korea

Good morning. I would like to thank all the organizers, sponsors, contributors, and participants in this great event and for the opportunity to be among such distinguished speakers and leaders. Dr. Hyun-jin...

August 3, 2022 | David Adesnik, John Hardie

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: August

July 5, 2022 | John Hardie |

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: July

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 16, 2022 | David Maxwell |

Recommendations For Yoon-Biden Summit – Must Build On The Strong Alliance Foundation

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol began his five-year term on May 10 with a midnight security briefing from the ROK Joint Chiefs of Staff. This meeting, which precedes a May 21 summit between Yoon...

May 10, 2022 | Anthony Ruggiero |

A New President Faces Familiar Challenges in Seoul

Yoon Suk-yeol wants to remake South Korea as a global player, but first he must contend with challenges from Japan and North Korea.

April 1, 2022 | David Adesnik |

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: April

March 13, 2022 | Anthony Ruggiero, Michael Rubin

North Korea Shows How the Iranian Nuclear Deal Will Fail

Nuclear negotiations with North Korea have shown us that limited nuclear deals allow the proliferator the time and space to develop nuclear weapons.

February 26, 2022 | James Brooke |

With Russian invasion of Ukraine, a page just turned in Europe’s history book

In the future, we will remember Feb. 24 alongside 9/11 and Dec. 7. Although Russia’s invasion is not a bolt from the blue like Pearl Harbor or the attack on the World Trade Center, many people did not...

February 20, 2022 | Behnam Ben Taleblu, Saeed Ghasseminejad

Making Sense of Iran’s Three-Pronged Nuclear Fork In The Road

US officials have deployed an impressive array of metaphors over the past 10 months – from dwindling patience, to a diminishing runway, to a closing window – to describe the Biden administration’s...

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...

January 10, 2022 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain, Shany Mor

Normalization is the new normal for the UAE and Israel

Conventional wisdom holds that the normalization of relations between Israel and the UAE is, at most, an expression of mutual antagonism toward Iran, driven by concern about Tehran’s nuclear program and...

January 5, 2022 | David Maxwell |

North Korea’s Ballistic Missile Test: A 6 Step Strategy To Respond

At the end of the Worker’s Party of Korea 4th Plenary Meeting of the party’s 8th Central Committee, the party issued a statement with some 18,400 words, none of which included a reference to the hostile...