Abstract The emergence of North Korea’s nuclear deterrent has been a grievous blow to international nonproliferation efforts and poses serious national security challenges for the…
Country or Region: North Korea
Abstract The current review process of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) is unsatisfactory. It produces high drama and intense diplomatic activity,…
Abstract Nearly half a century after the five declared nuclear-weapon states in 1968 pledged under the nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) to “pursue negotiations in good…
Abstract The crisis in Ukraine probably has ruined prospects for another formal Russian-U.S. arms control agreement during the Obama administration’s second term. Even before the…
Abstract Tensions on the Korean Peninsula and the security situation of East Asia have been worsening more than ever. Particularly, North Korea’s long-range missile launch…
Abstract Why were economic sanctions able to produce successful political outcomes in Iran but not in North Korea during 2006–2015? Experts have argued that sanctions…
Summary There is a high risk that someone will use, by accident or design, one or more of the 17,000 nuclear weapons in the world…
Abstract What would an armed conflict between the two Koreas look like? The following analysis examines this question by drawing lessons from the history of…
Abstract Most trends on the Korean Peninsula favor South Korea, but North Korea’s nuclear program is a great concern, as is the possibility that the…
Continue reading Davis, Paul K., Peter Wilson, Jeongeun Kim, and Junho Park
Summary The promise of dramatic strategic change on the Korean Peninsula poses a wide array of short- and long-term challenges as well as opportunities for…
Summary The 1990s saw a sea change in East Asian security concerns. The role of the ocean as a highway for trade and a location…
Continue reading Meconis, Charles A., and Michael D. Wallace
Abstract At first glance, the outcome of the North Korean nuclear standoff might appear to be a positive one for the United States. Under the…
Abstract North Korea’s fourth nuclear test and launch of a missile earlier this year highlight the regime’s commitment to becoming a nuclear-armed state. In response…
Abstract Bruce W. Jentleson reviews coercive diplomacy’s track record and looks at how the United States used it to deal with Libya. Jentleson also presents…
Abstract This article explores sanctions as a policy tool to coerce North Korea’s behavior, such as by discontinuing its nuclear weapons program. It discusses the…
