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![Hopes and Fears About Biden's North Korean Policy](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/6216139783818556.jpg)
Hopes and Fears About Biden's North Korean Policy
HANKYOREH & THE ASIA TIMES - APLN Vice Chair Moon Chung-in outlines the Biden administration's possible approaches to the DPRK and shares his thoughts on the DPRK's regime survival.
![The Trap of the Biden Administration and Progressive Idealism](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Joe_Biden_48651180272-edit.jpg)
The Trap of the Biden Administration and Progressive Idealism
Chung-in Moon argues that there is no guarantee that the Biden Administration will bring back a peaceful world order, with implications for South Korea.
![Korea and Japan: Prospects for Signing the TPNW](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/UN_working_group_on_nuclear_disarmament_May_2016-edit.jpg)
Korea and Japan: Prospects for Signing the TPNW
Korea Times essay winner Dong-suk Yoo explores ROK and Japan’s opposition to the Ban Treaty.
![Strengthening South Korea’s Non-Proliferation Norm](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/비핵화_flag.jpg)
Strengthening South Korea’s Non-Proliferation Norm
Korea Times essay contest winner Alexander M Hynd considers how best to promote non-proliferation within South Korea.
![North Korea’s Leadership Contingency and Nuclear Weapons](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/iStock-675519112.jpg)
North Korea’s Leadership Contingency and Nuclear Weapons
Lee Sang-hyun addresses three key questions that may arise in the event of any sudden changes in DPRK leadership, including Kim Jong-un's potential "demise."
![Frontal Breakthrough and Chairman Kim’s Perilous Odyssey](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/optimize2.jpg)
Frontal Breakthrough and Chairman Kim’s Perilous Odyssey
Moon Chung-in addresses the question of what went wrong between Washington and Pyongyang and provides recommendations on how to break through the current impasse.
![Nuclear-Arming Japan, South Korea: Is It Feasible and Desirable?](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/nuclear_asia-1.jpg)
Nuclear-Arming Japan, South Korea: Is It Feasible and Desirable?
Nobuyasu Abe asserts that it would be feasible but not desirable for South Korea and Japan to become nuclear-armed, and urges both countries to think of other ways to maintain their national security.
![The THAAD Deployment in South Korea: A Challenge and An Opportunity](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/The_first_of_two_Terminal_High_Altitude_Area_Defense_THAAD_interceptors_is_launched_during_a_successful_intercept_test_-_US_Army.jpg)
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.
![South Korea and Nuclear Weapons: Retrospect and Prospects](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/atomic-bomb-2621291_1920.jpg)
South Korea and Nuclear Weapons: Retrospect and Prospects
Professor Yong-Sup Han of KNDU discusses the history of the ROK's position on nuclear weapons and suggests recommendations for denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula.
![Can We Still Negotiate with North Korea? A South Korean Perspective](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/NORTH_KOREAN_SOLDIERS_GUARD_ONE_OF_THE_NEGOTIATION_BUILDINGS_AT_PANMUNJOM_VILLAGE_IN_THE_DMZ_DPR_KOREA_OCT_2012_8269981666-scaled.jpg)
Can We Still Negotiate with North Korea? A South Korean Perspective
APLN Vice Chair Chung-in Moon explains the ROK's perspective on breaking the nuclear deadlock and in making tangible progress towards negotiating with North Korea.