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Tue, August 11, 2020 | 10:23

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

Continuing hope for peace

Approaching the end of 2018, it may be pertinent to note that some positive progress has been made toward peace on the Korean Peninsula, beyond the maintenance of a negative peace. However, genuine peace is still illusive, as the prospect of complete denuclearization appears uncertain: No progress since U.S. President Donald Trump met with Kim Jong-un in June.

2018-12-16 17:33

Contending theories on N. Korea

Diplomacy is at a stalemate again on denuclearization, casting more doubt over its ability to pull off an acceptable end state of negotiations. No nuclear talks have taken place since last month. It is not known when there will be a next meeting, while there remain a number of sticking points against moving forward.

2018-12-02 16:52

Energized debate on N. Korea

A think tank report disclosing no new critical information about North Korea rarely creates a wave of repercussions, but that was the result of one on satellite imagery analysis of the Sakkanmol and a dozen other operating missile bases located throughout the North.

2018-11-18 17:52

For peace and denuclearization

The defense ministers of South Korea and the United States concluded their annual security consultative meeting (SCM) in Washington, Oct. 31, with an agreement to provide military support for the diplomatic efforts to achieve “a final, fully verified denuclearization” and to establish lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula.

2018-11-04 17:58

Challenges to peace process

President Moon Jae-in has just returned home from a nine-day trip to Europe, aimed at enlisting support for his peace initiative in Korea. Pope Francis' blessing and encouragement for Moon's peace initiative was particularly remarkable. The pope said to President Moon, who is a Catholic, “Don't stop. Go forward without fear.”

2018-10-21 17:46

Long haul to denuclearization

The outcome of U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un Oct. 7 can be summarized in three areas of agreement: to hold a second U.S.-North Korea summit “as soon as possible,” to form “a working group” to discuss the denuclearization process, and to continue working together toward “complete denuclearization” according to the Singapore agreement.

2018-10-08 17:32

Jumpstart of nuclear talks

Some of the statements that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made to the South Korean delegation of envoys, headed by National Security Office chief Chung Eui-yong, on Sept. 5 are significant enough to provide new momentum to restart the stalled denuclearization talks between Pyongyang and Washington.

2018-09-09 17:36

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