Ideas
Here’s What Trump Actually Achieved With North Korea
It wasn’t what he said. But it was much more than nothing.
Policy
Donald Trump Actually Seems to Believe He Denuclearized North Korea
The president claims the nuclear threat is gone, but that's not what he achieved in Singapore.
Ideas
Trump Got Nearly Nothing From Kim Jong Un
Maybe this is the beginning of something big. But it started off small.
Ideas
This Is Bigger Than a Meeting With Kim Jong Un
Donald Trump is navigating a new nuclear era—and fashioning a new approach.
Ideas
The French President Has Described America Like a Rogue State
"We have to try to convince the United States to remain in the community of nations.”
Threats
The Word That Derailed the Trump-Kim Summit
The Americans and the North Koreans were all set for a historic meeting. Then they started talking about Libya.
Ideas
Former South Korean National-Security Adviser: The US May Have to Withdraw Some Troops
Breaking with his fellow conservatives, Chun Yung Woo says "there will be no solution" to the North Korean nuclear crisis without willingness to compromise on the U.S. alliance.
Threats
The Campaign to Denuclearize North Korea Crashes Back to Earth
Kim Jong Un "has been playing a high-risk, high-return game. And he has never lost a bet thus far.”
Threats
The Deceptively Simple Promise of Korean Peace
It might have to start with something like the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe treaty concluded at the end of the Cold War.
Threats
What Is America Going to Do About Syria Now?
After the latest suspected chemical attack, the United States has four options.
Ideas
Trumpism: Speak Loudly and Carry a Big Stick
'It’s entirely possible that the blowup is just yet to come,' says one observer of the president’s foreign policy.
Threats
What Does 'Denuclearization' Mean to Kim Jong Un?
A close reading of what the Korean leader reportedly told Xi Jinping in Beijing.
Threats
Trump's 'Good Relationship' With Russia Is Slipping Away
By shuttering a consulate and expelling 60 diplomats in response to the spy poisoning in Britain, he’s taken a remarkably hard line against Putin.
Policy
What John Bolton's Appointment as National Security Adviser Means
Until today, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster was considered Trump's most militant adviser on North Korea.
Threats
The Return of the Iraq War Argument
The North Korea debate shows the enduring attraction of "preventive war."
Ideas
What's There to Talk About With North Korea?
Kim Jong Un wants to talk to Trump and pause nuclear and missile tests—but the line between diplomacy and brinkmanship isn't that simple.
Threats
Here's How US-North Korea Crises Typically End
Donald Trump says he won't repeat the mistakes of the past. But the past offers clues to what he might do.
Threats
'The Military Has Seen the Writing on the Wall'
The United States is preparing for a war with North Korea that it hopes never to have to fight, says Senator Tammy Duckworth.
Threats
Trump's Red Line on North Korea Gets Fuzzier
Mike Pompeo adds a few caveats to America's strategy.
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