United States (Trump Administration)
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[APLN-KNDA-Conference] How to Break the Stalemate with North Korea: Technicalities
Hecker and Carlin have a ten-year plan to end the stalemate with the DPRK. It's called "halt, rollback, and eliminate," and it can break down the technical barriers to peace.
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How Did We Get Here?
The Hanoi Summit ultimately culminated in a failure between Trump and Kim to sign an agreement. How did we get here, and what will come next?
![Urgent Action Needed to Reduce Risk of Nuclear War](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/war-3038098_1280.jpg)
Urgent Action Needed to Reduce Risk of Nuclear War
John Carlson examines the risk of nuclear war and identifies steps to reduce those risks.
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It's time for the U.S. to stop pursuing North Korean de-nuclearization
De-nuclearizing North Korea is not going to happen, and may in fact run counter to American interests. The answer to successful negotiations may lie in arms control instead.
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U.S.-Iran Brinkmanship Threatens Regional Stability, Nuclear Order
Rakesh Sood discusses how the US-Iran brinkmanship not only destabilizes West Asia but also jeopardizes the nuclear nonproliferation order as the JCPOA heads towards an untimely 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.
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Four Contentious Nuclear Issues
Jun Bong-geun identifies four contentious nuclear issues to be negotiated and agreed upon when creating a new US-DPRK nuclear agreement.
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APLN Welcomes Inaugural Summit Between USA and DPRK
Gareth Evans and Chung-in Moon welcome the 12th June 2018 summit between US President Donald Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un of the DPRK.
![Nuclear Battleground: Debating the US 2018 Nuclear Posture Review](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/40084682612_eb83b4d7be_k.jpg)
Nuclear Battleground: Debating the US 2018 Nuclear Posture Review
For the 2018 NPR, the Trump Administration has decided upon expanding their role on nuclear weapons, alongside a de-emphasis on arms control. Miller compares and contrasts with NPRs of previous years.
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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.