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Mon, August 26, 2019 | 05:48

Five-year denuclearization plan

Since the breakdown of U.S.-DPRK summit talks in Hanoi, there has been enough information to conclude the cause of the summit failure and to pin down where the positions of both sides are today on denuclearization.

2019-03-25 18:14

Post-Hanoi prospects

The U.S.-North Korea summit in Hanoi ended without any agreement, a setback for both parties. This summit was not expected to produce a major breakthrough - like a comprehensive package deal toward the complete denuclearization of North Korea. Yet, the setback came as somewhat of a surprise to most people.

2019-03-10 16:33

No timeline for denuclearization

Another U.S.-North Korea summit will come and go, but the challenge of denuclearizing North Korea won't go away for a long time. Even if a timeline for denuclearization is set in Hanoi this week, which is unlikely, there is no guarantee that it will be enforced on schedule.

2019-02-25 17:44

Likely outcome of a second summit

U.S. President Donald Trump announced during his State of the Union address last Tuesday that he will meet Kim Jong-un on Feb. 27-28 in Vietnam, without specifying which city will be the venue for his second meeting with the North Korean leader.

Do Je-hae2019-02-08 15:00

Diplomacy back on track

There seems to be two types of reaction to the fait accompli that a second U.S.-North Korea summit will be held near the end of February in a country, already decided on, but to be announced later with more details: cautious optimism and skepticism.

2019-01-28 17:40

Second US-N. Korea summit

Watching North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's recent visit to China, following his New Year address and U.S. President Donald Trump's favorable response to Kim's latest “great” letter, it is reasonable to expect that a second U.S.-North Korea summit appears imminent.

2019-01-13 17:52

Rail linking and denuclearization

The South and the North held a joint ceremony recently in Gaeseong, declaring a renewed agreement to undertake an ambitious railway linking and modernization project to bring about mutual economic benefits, consolidate their peace efforts and hopefully contribute to the process of denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula.

2018-12-30 17:42

Continuing hope for peace

Approaching the end of 2018, it may be pertinent to note that some positive progress has been made toward peace on the Korean Peninsula, beyond the maintenance of a negative peace. However, genuine peace is still illusive, as the prospect of complete denuclearization appears uncertain: No progress since U.S. President Donald Trump met with Kim Jong-un in June.

2018-12-16 17:33

Contending theories on N. Korea

Diplomacy is at a stalemate again on denuclearization, casting more doubt over its ability to pull off an acceptable end state of negotiations. No nuclear talks have taken place since last month. It is not known when there will be a next meeting, while there remain a number of sticking points against moving forward.

2018-12-02 16:52

Energized debate on N. Korea

A think tank report disclosing no new critical information about North Korea rarely creates a wave of repercussions, but that was the result of one on satellite imagery analysis of the Sakkanmol and a dozen other operating missile bases located throughout the North.

2018-11-18 17:52

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