South Korea’s alliance with the U.S. means foreign troops on its soil, strained relations with China, and a North that sees no point in negotiating with anyone but Washington.
Trump and the Geopolitics of Crazy
Some in the Trump administration are still eyeing regime change in North Korea. They’re missing what’s really going on over there.
Breaking America’s Cold War Addiction in Korea
The same risk of nuclear miscalculation that haunted U.S.-Soviet relations still hovers over the Korean peninsula.
In Guam, the Gravest Threat Isn’t North Korea — It’s the United States
The United States is using this Pacific colony as its own private firing range.
Missiles or the Environment: Korea’s True Security Challenges
North Korea isn’t the biggest threat to the world. Climate change is.
North Korea Sanctions: Isolating the Isolated
Sanctions haven’t changed North Korea’s behavior. When are we going to try something different?
Honoring Otto Warmbier
How should the United States respond to the detention and subsequent death of an American student who visited North Korea?
Americans and South Koreans Want Peace. Will Trump Listen?
Korea’s new pro-engagement president may not have to be as deferential to Washington hardliners as his predecessors.
Can South Korea Help Prevent a U.S. Attack on North Korea?
South Korea can take the lead in establishing better relations with North Korea.
Just ‘An Island in the Pacific’: How Washington Demeans Its Colonial Conquests
From Hawaii to Okinawa, Pacific islands seem relegated to serve as neverland vacation getaways — as well as outposts for our military empire.