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.
President Joe Biden’s Iran policy centers on the notion of “compliance for compliance” — if Iran returns to compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the United States will...
Seoul may have its hopes up, but history shows Pyongyang will not change course if military exercises are altered.
After he labelled America as North Korea’s “foremost principal enemy” and announced plans to strengthen his regime’s nuclear and missile arsenal, Kim Jong-un last week offered Washington an...
The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned a North Korean trading company and a China-based North Korean lodging facility on Tuesday for helping Pyongyang generate illicit revenue through overseas forced labor....
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Following North Korea these days gives even the most seasoned observer whiplash as both sides seemingly shift from one extreme to another sometimes in twenty-four hours. Yet one thing is certain....
FDD Research Memo
North Korea long ago mastered the art of playing hard to get with American diplomats eager—or even desperate—to make a deal. Pyongyang’s ...
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ...
White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said Wednesd...
Instead of generating goodwill, North Korea’s participation in the Winter Olympics has demonstrated how rapidly diplomatic engagement can degenerate into a propaganda exercise that benefits...
Today, the Treasury Department issued sanctions against 15 North Korean overseas representatives, two Chinese firms facilitating...
The United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting Wednesday following North Korea’s third intercontinental ballist...
North Korea’s third successful launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile Wednesday should prompt President Trump to quicken the pace of his policy of putting “maximum pressure&r...
The U.S. government last week issued two technical alerts on North Korea&rs...
The Treasury Department on Thursday issued an advisory on North Korea’s us...
When President Trump visits Beijing on his Asian trip now in progress, China is expected to roll out the red carpet. But Chinese leaders are spooked. President Trump is the first American...
Both the State Department and a non-governmental human rights organization issued new reports yesterday on North Korea’s abhorrent human rights abuses. Concurrently, the Treasury Department...
China’s announcement Saturd...