North Korea

U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in visit the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, June 30, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC147119FEC0

Order from Chaos

America should not ask South Korea to host intermediate-range missiles

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Jung H. Pak

Thursday, September 5, 2019

North Korea

US-DPRK negotiations: Time to pivot to an interim agreement

Robert Einhorn

August 2019

North Korea

China and North Korea: Mysterious alliance

Jung H. Pak

July 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un cross over a military demarcation line at the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, June 30, 2019. KCNA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA. - RC1D4113FE00

Order from Chaos

Trump and Kim can’t fix the US-North Korea problem on their own

Jung H. Pak

Monday, July 8, 2019

Reports

U.S. army soldiers stand guard at the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, South Korea, April 18, 2018. Picture taken on April 18, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji - RC1108D888D0

North Korea

Working at cross purposes? New challenge to the alliance in negotiating with North Korea

Richard C. Bush

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

North Korea

Economic cooperation with North Korea: Implications for the sanctions regime and denuclearization

Jonathan D. Pollack

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korea's President Moon Jae-in hold a joint news conference the Blue House in Seoul, South Korea November 7, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC1B149CBB60

North Korea

Time for “Plan B”: The denuclearization illusion, the DPRK’s strategic game plan, and the US-ROK alliance

Evans J.R. Revere

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

North Korea

U.S. policy and Pyongyang’s game plan: Will we accept a nuclear-armed North Korea?

Evans J.R. Revere

August 2018

North Korea

Singapore and beyond: Options for denuclearizing North Korea

Robert Einhorn

June 2018

Blog Posts

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as they meet at the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, June 30, 2019. KCNA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA. - RC17C5D89720

Order from Chaos

Trump couldn’t ignore the contradictions of his foreign policy any longer

Thomas Wright

Saturday, July 6, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shake hands during a meeting at the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, June 30, 2019. KCNA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA. - RC1484CCD790

Order from Chaos

Donald Trump might have found the art of a deal with North Korea

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Wednesday, July 3, 2019

Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walk during Xi's visit in Pyongyang, North Korea in this picture released by by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on June 21, 2019. KCNA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA. - RC1347120C00

Order from Chaos

Mr. Xi goes to Pyongyang

Jung H. Pak

Monday, June 24, 2019

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Global Trade

What role do sanctions play in US foreign policy?

David Dollar and Elizabeth Rosenberg

Monday, May 13, 2019

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Brookings Now

Are US-North Korea relations at a stalemate? Experts discuss

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Podcast Episode

Lessons from the second Trump-Kim summit

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