United States (Trump Administration)

US Nuclear Policy and Posture: Bending Toward Asia?
Steven Andreasen suggests three steps that could be taken by the US and China to mitigate a Cold War nuclear revival in Asia.

Bolton Memoir: Guide for How Not to Negotiate with North Korea
Van Jackson deconstructs John Bolton's beliefs on North Korea to explain how the US' DPRK policy has persisted over decades despite repeated failures.
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[APLN-KNDA-Conference] How to Break the Stalemate with North Korea: Politics & Diplomacy
An immediate way out of the present-day deadlock between the U.S. and DPRK, as analyzed by Robert Carlin.
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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.

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
John Carlson examines the risk of nuclear war and identifies steps to reduce those risks.

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.

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
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.

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.