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Sat, October 21, 2017 | 19:35

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Seoul, Washington and Pyongyang

South Korea is besieged by a political vacuum resulting from the impeachment of its president, interrupting normal governance of state affairs. The unfolding of this bizarre drama coincides with the incoming of a Trump administration, whose Korea policy is still not clear even after the nominations of key cabinet members to carry out U.S. foreign policy, including Rex Tillerson for secretary of state.

Tong Kim | 2016-12-18 16:01

What Trump can do for Korea

Three weeks into Trump’s transition to power, nobody seems to have a clear idea of what the incoming American administration would do on the Korean Peninsula and regarding a menacing nuclear North Korea in particular.

Tong Kim | 2016-12-04 17:33

What Park can do

It has been fascinating to watch how an unprecedented political drama is unfolding regarding the presidency of South Korea. It has breathtaking elements of suspension and surprise.

Tong Kim | 2016-11-20 16:00

Standstill on N. Korea policy

Nobody has been talking about North Korea since the South became embroiled in a serious political crisis that is severely undermining the authority and competency of President Park Geun-hye. This crisis was triggered by an influence-peddling scandal involving her longtime personal confidant, Choi Soon-sil, now in custody accused of “abuse of power and attempted fraud.”

Tong Kim | 2016-11-06 17:15

Importance of next Korean president

As no major change on North Korean policy is likely during the remainder of the Park government or under a Hillary Clinton administration, it is critical for South Korea to elect the right person as next president in December 2017 to remove fear of war and enhance the wellbeing of people on both sides of the division.

Tong Kim | 2016-10-23 17:01

Recommendations on N. Korea

It is an undisputed assessment that North Korea has an offensive capability to strike all parts of South Korea and Japan with short and midrange missiles. It keeps advancing its nuclear and missile technology faster than expected, posing a threat directly to the United States. What should be done about it?

Tong Kim | 2016-10-09 17:23

US needs to talk with N. Korea

WASHINGTON - The United States should enter into direct talks with North Korea to negotiate a freeze of its nuclear and missile tests and a return of IAEA inspectors to achieve the eventual goal of denuclearization, according to experts.

Tong Kim | 2016-10-04 20:39

Next US president and N. Korea

South Korea and the United States have failed miserably to stop North Korea from developing a nuclear weapon and the delivery system for it, particularly during the past seven years and eight months under the Barack Obama presidency and the two conservative South Korean presidents - Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye.

Tong Kim | 2016-09-25 17:09

Obama's last trip to Asia

Watching last week’s multiple summits between the heads of the United States, China, South Korea, Japan and Russia, taking place on the sidelines of the G20 conference in China and the ASEAN+3 and East Asia Summit gatherings in Laos, we can only conclude that no new effort was sought to alleviate the increasingly perilous situation on the Korean Peninsula.

Tong Kim | 2016-09-11 16:26

North pulls off new ball game

North Korea’s successful firing on Aug. 24 of a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) is emerging as a game-changer of security strategy in Korea. The North could build an operational SLBM capability within a few years to complete two facets of the “nuclear triad” for delivery of a nuclear arsenal from land and sea, except from the air, targeting as far as Japan, Guam and the U.S.

Tong Kim | 2016-08-28 16:00

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