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Sun, January 24, 2021 | 08:48

N. Korea's intractable threats

In a report to the Eighth Congress of the Workers Party last week, Chairman Kim Jong-un declared that North Korea has completed a reliable strategic nuclear arsenal that includes a tactical nuclear weapon, in addition to an intercontinental ballistic missile, but it will continue to advance the capability of its weapons by new technology, according to the state-run KCNA.

2021-01-11 16:50

Human rights and nuclear talks

The human rights situation in North Korea has been an important component of U.S. policy toward the DPRK. However, the issue was never raised in conjunction with the North's nuclear and missile programs. The reason is simple. The human rights issue is separate from the enormous challenge of denuclearization, and raising it would complicate nuclear negotiations, creating obstacles to efforts towards progress.

2020-12-28 16:50

A way forward on N. Korea

Last week, we heard key North Korean figure Kim Yo-jong reacting to Seoul's Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha's comments on the North's handling of COVID-19, as well as U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun reflecting on the failure of U.S.-North negotiations on denuclearization.

2020-12-14 17:31

Pyongyang's reticence on Biden

For weeks, North Korea has been silent on the outcome of the U.S. presidential election. Since Joe Biden was recognized as the U.S. president-elect, many world leaders, including Chinese President Xi Jinping and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, have called Biden to congratulate him on his victory.

2020-11-30 17:00

Building on broken agreements with N. Korea

While President Donald Trump refuses to concede, President-elect Joe Biden's transition team is moving forward to prepare the next president to be ready to lead an America already in crisis from day one in office on Jan. 20 due to the pandemic and economic woes.

2020-11-16 16:40

US election and North Korea

By Tong KimIt may take days or weeks to find out who has won the Nov. 3 presidential election between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. With the expected delay in the vote count and pre-election polls being so close ― within the margins of error in some of the key swing states ― there are legitimate concerns that election results may end up in courts and in violence. However, any election disputes or any other aftermath should be settled in time according to the U.S. Constitution to ensure the peaceful transfer of power to a new president or the public swearing-in of Trump for a second term on Jan...

2020-11-02 17:40

Hard choices for South Korea

While North Korea's nuclear arsenal is being advanced, South Korea struggles to keep the cohesion of its alliance with the United States, to close the gaps in divergence of views, and to enlist U.S. support for its policy on the North.

2020-10-19 18:23

North Korea chooses hard way

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is back on a busy schedule. On Oct. 3, he reportedly sent “a message of sympathy” to U.S. President Donald Trump who had tested positive for COVID-19, wishing him and his wife a quick recovery. The North's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that Kim, “sincerely hoped that they would be recovered as soon as possible.”

2020-10-04 17:57

New approach to North Korea

This column continues, from a previous one, to discuss the potential contribution of a Northeast Asia Nuclear Weapon Free Zone (NEA-NWFZ), consisting of the two Koreas and Japan, to the realization of a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula and to the settlement of peace and stability in the region.

2020-09-20 17:50

Risk of nuclear war and N. Korea

With the continuing nuclear and missile development by China and North Korea, amid a prolonged stalemate on nuclear talks with the North, the existential risk of a nuclear conflict - either between China and the U.S. or between North Korea and the U.S. - is lingering, if not rising, in Northeast Asia.

2020-09-07 17:15

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