Threats
North Korea's Latest Launch Spurs U.S. Missile Tests, Flyovers
The United States has been ramping up exercises and diplomatic moves in response to worrying new developments out of Pyongyang.
Threats
North Korea Appears to Have Launched Another Missile
Preliminary data suggest the test vehicle can travel farther than the ICBM launched earlier this month.
Threats
South Korea's President May Be Just the Man to Solve the North Korea Crisis
Just as only the conservative Richard Nixon could thaw U.S.-China relations, the supposedly dovish Moon Jae In could defuse tensions with the Kim regime.
Threats
Spooked by North Korea, Lawmakers Resurrect an Old Missile-Defense Idea
Technical experts say space-based interceptors haven’t gotten any more practical since the Reagan era, but House lawmakers still want the Pentagon to plan for them.
Ideas
North Korea Just Called Trump's Bluff. Here's What the US Can Do
Now that Kim Jong-Un has an ICBM, it's time for 'the least of the bad options.'
Ideas
What Did North Korea's Missile Test Really Change?
When potential death tolls are unthinkably high, it’s like multiplying infinity.
Ideas
Should the US Reassess Its Alliance with South Korea?
Washington's relationship with Seoul makes it a target for the Kim regime.
Threats
DHS, FBI Alert About North Korean Hacking Campaign
It’s rare for the government to attribute cyber mischief to a nation-state.
Threats
North Korea Is Helping China in the South China Sea—Whether It Knows It or Not
Pyongyang’s rocket tests have elbowed Beijing’s land grab out of the spotlight — just as the Chinese might have hoped.
Ideas
If Trump Wants China’s Help, He Needs to Build Trust. Here’s How.
Drop the focus on carrots and sticks, and start talking about the security issues that matter to Beijing.
Science & Tech
Trump’s First Defense Budget Has North Korea Written All Over It
There’s lots of money in the Pentagon’s 2018 spending proposal to stop missiles of the sort that Pyongyang keeps launching.
Threats
Kim Jong Un Plans to Mass Produce Ballistic Missiles
After a successful test launch on Sunday, the North Korean leader approved the deployment of medium-range ballistic missiles.
Threats
CIA Opens a New Office To Watch North Korea
The first “mission center” launched since the spy agency’s 2015 reorganization, it is also the most narrowly focused.
Threats
Trump's North Korea Policy Just Got More Complicated
Moon Jae In, South Korea’s newly elected president, has policy ideas of his own.
Ideas
Diplomacy with North Korea Can Work
But success will require the Trump administration to learn some lessons from the last nuclear agreement with Pyongyang.
Ideas
Four Reasons Why Talking to North Korea Would Be Smart Strategy
Trump is right to try and negotiate — if his administration does it the right way.
Ideas
The US, Japan, and South Korea Need to Get on the Same Page
As tensions with North Korea heat up, mutual mistrust and diverging priorities make it harder to choose a path forward.
Ideas
There Is a Peaceful Way Out of the North Korea Crisis
Kim Jong Un’s nuclear and missile programs represent one of the most dangerous challenges since the end of the Cold War. But there are opportunities to stop it.
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