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Sat, July 11, 2020 | 05:50

Variables for denuclearization

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is waiting for the Trump administration to change its position and accept his offer of a phased denuclearization. However, there is no indication that Washington is considering backing down on its demand for an early, comprehensive denuclearization that caused the breakdown of the Hanoi summit in late February.

2019-05-07 17:43

Breakdown of nuclear negotiation

At this point, the prospect of denuclearization appears gloomier and more distant than ever. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, addressing the14th Supreme People's Assembly on April 13, said that his country will not yield to sanctions pressure, but will rather “weather and foil” it through “self-reliance.” He set a deadline for the process of negotiations till the end of this year.

2019-04-22 17:27

What next on denuclearization

More than a month has elapsed since the spectacular collapse of the U.S.-North Korea summit in Hanoi, and there is no clear indication of how soon diplomacy will be back on track to tackle the issue of denuclearization, which nobody had ever thought would be resolved easily in a short period of time.

2019-04-09 17:17

Five-year denuclearization plan

Since the breakdown of U.S.-DPRK summit talks in Hanoi, there has been enough information to conclude the cause of the summit failure and to pin down where the positions of both sides are today on denuclearization.

2019-03-25 18:14

Post-Hanoi prospects

The U.S.-North Korea summit in Hanoi ended without any agreement, a setback for both parties. This summit was not expected to produce a major breakthrough - like a comprehensive package deal toward the complete denuclearization of North Korea. Yet, the setback came as somewhat of a surprise to most people.

2019-03-10 16:33

No timeline for denuclearization

Another U.S.-North Korea summit will come and go, but the challenge of denuclearizing North Korea won't go away for a long time. Even if a timeline for denuclearization is set in Hanoi this week, which is unlikely, there is no guarantee that it will be enforced on schedule.

2019-02-25 17:44

Likely outcome of a second summit

U.S. President Donald Trump announced during his State of the Union address last Tuesday that he will meet Kim Jong-un on Feb. 27-28 in Vietnam, without specifying which city will be the venue for his second meeting with the North Korean leader.

2019-02-08 15:00

Diplomacy back on track

There seems to be two types of reaction to the fait accompli that a second U.S.-North Korea summit will be held near the end of February in a country, already decided on, but to be announced later with more details: cautious optimism and skepticism.

2019-01-28 17:40

Second US-N. Korea summit

Watching North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's recent visit to China, following his New Year address and U.S. President Donald Trump's favorable response to Kim's latest “great” letter, it is reasonable to expect that a second U.S.-North Korea summit appears imminent.

2019-01-13 17:52

Rail linking and denuclearization

The South and the North held a joint ceremony recently in Gaeseong, declaring a renewed agreement to undertake an ambitious railway linking and modernization project to bring about mutual economic benefits, consolidate their peace efforts and hopefully contribute to the process of denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula.

2018-12-30 17:42

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