Preview: This article begins by describing the broad strategic challenge that North Korea, once armed with an operational nuclear weapons capability, poses to the United…
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Preview: Washington watched the rise of Moon Jae-in with concern this spring. Throughout his campaign to be the new president of South Korea, he pledged…
Preview: How should the United States approach the Korean Peninsula and the problem of North Korean nuclear proliferation? Since its initial test in October 2006,…
Preview: It is time for the U.S. government to admit that it has failed to prevent North Korea from acquiring nuclear weapons and intercontinental ballistic…
Abstract: North Korea is perilously close to developing strategic nuclear weapons capable of hitting the United States and its East Asian allies. Since their first…
Abstract: By talking directly with Kim Jong-un, Donald Trump did achieve something unprecedented, but it was all in Kim’s favour.
Abstract: History suggests that the most probable consequence of the Singapore Summit will be difficult and lengthy negotiation followed by slow and inadequate compliance, quite…
Continue reading Bennett, Bruce, James Dobbins, Jeffrey W. Hornung, and Andrew Scobell
Abstract: The Narendra Modi government after coming to power in May 2014 initiated the ‘Act East’ policy to further enhance New Delhi’s engagement with the…
Abstract: Despite one of the most extensive sanctions regimes in history, including an embargo on missile technologies, North Korea has taken huge steps forward in…
Abstract: The recent developments in North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme have thrown the issue of nuclear proliferation and deterrence in East Asia into sharp relief,…
Abstract: In tackling the current nuclear crisis on the Korean peninsula, President Donald Trump has invested—especially before the dramatic turn of events since early 2018—a…
Abstract: “Countering North Korean Procurement Networks through Financial Measures: The Role of Southeast Asia,” highlights how North Korea has exploited weak financial controls in the…
Abstract The defense system the authors sketch in this article – the Airborne Patrol System – would make it possible to destroy North Korean ICBMs…
Preview The improved prospects for peace and nuclear disarmament dominated the headlines following the historic first meeting between the leaders of the United States and…
Preview For most of the past year, North Korea’s provocative long-range missile launches and a high-yield nuclear test, combined with the reckless threats of “fire…
