Commentaries
Two Constraints in front of South Korea and Three New Measures for a Peace Regime
What's holding the Korean Peninsula back from achieving true peace, and proposals on how to get us closer to that goal.
Exploring the Sweet Spot of Nuclear Latency of North Korea
Essay contest winner Chul-min Kim argues that for North Korea to be effectively denuclearized, a 'sweet spot' of nuclear latency needs to be hit -- rather than abandoning all nuclear capabilities.
Analysis of Current Stalemate in Negotiations
In this winning Korea Times essay Ji-hun Park argues that the Military Armistice Commission enshrined in the Korean Armistice Agreement may be able to break the deadlock in nuclear negotiations.
North Korea and NPT: Who Will Blink First?
Ramesh Thakur evaluates the NPT and its ability to solve the DPRK nuclear challenge.
The Iran Nuclear Deal: Can the Centre Hold?
With US sanctions being reimposed on Iran, the world faces a real prospect of nuclear anarchy returning to the Middle East.
Nuclear Security: The Focus Must Not Flag
There is yet a long road ahead of us toward nuclear security.
Korean Peninsula Denuclearization Revisited: A European Perspective
"Denuclearization," as the key component of any negotiation between the U.S. and North Korea, will inevitably take time.
Trump is the Master of Making America Grate
Trump’s decision this week to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal is a global tragedy likely to unsettle an already volatile Middle East and a world in some disarray.
The Ban Treaty and the IAEA Additional Protocol
The Ban Treaty's problematical Additional Protocol (AP) sets a lower safeguards standard for non-nuclear-weapon states.
The THAAD Deployment in South Korea: A Challenge and An Opportunity
The THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) -- one of the U.S.'s key components of its missile defense architecture -- has a history of skepticism directed towards it.