North Korea

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

Monday, June 24, 2019

White House National Security Adviser John Bolton and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.

Global Trade

What role do sanctions play in US foreign policy?

David Dollar and Elizabeth Rosenberg

Monday, May 13, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump greets South Koreas President Moon Jae-in inside the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 11, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria - RC1DADDF4F50

North Korea

South Korean president in Washington

Jonathan D. Pollack

April 10, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a news conference after his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the JW Marriott hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam, February 28, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis - RC12A6126010

Brookings Now

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

Friday, March 15, 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

South Korean President Moon Jae-in meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during their summit at the truce village of Panmunjom, North Korea, in this handout picture released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 27, 2018. KCNA/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. - RC1FAB5E7670

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

U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un walk together before their working lunch during their summit at the Capella Hotel on the resort island of Sentosa, Singapore June 12, 2018. Picture taken June 12, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

North Korea

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

Evans J.R. Revere

August 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he steps off his plane upon arriving at Paya Lebar Air Base in Singapore, ahead of a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, June 10, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon - RC1D1CCFFD80

North Korea

Singapore and beyond: Options for denuclearizing North Korea

June 2018

Blog Posts

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump walk in the garden of the Metropole hotel during the second North Korea-U.S. summit in Hanoi, Vietnam February 28, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis - RC1856057A00

Order from Chaos

Key takeaways from the second summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un

Jung H. Pak, Ryan Hass, and Jonathan Stromseth

Tuesday, March 5, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shake hands before their one-on-one chat during the second U.S.-North Korea summit at the Metropole Hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam February 27, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC16A5993080

Order from Chaos

The good, the bad, and the ugly at the US-North Korea summit in Hanoi

Monday, March 4, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sit down for a dinner during the second U.S.-North Korea summit at the Metropole Hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam February 27, 2019. Also pictured at right are U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, at left are Vice Chairman of the North Korean Workers' Party Central Committee Kim Yong Chol and North Korea's Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho (obscured) REUTERS/Leah Millis - RC179F888B20

Order from Chaos

The Hanoi summit shines a light on the “Vietnam model” of development

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

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Events

After the Trump-Kim summit 2.0: What’s next for US policy on North Korea?

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM EST

Mr. X and the Pacific: George F. Kennan and American policy in East Asia

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Reimagining the U.S.-South Korea alliance

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

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Related Books

Brookings FOCUS Book

By Steven Pifer and Michael E. O’Hanlon

2012

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No Exit: North Korea, Nuclear Weapons, and International Security

By Jonathan D. Pollack

2011

Failed Diplomacy

By Charles L. Pritchard

2007

Multimedia

FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump listen to questions from the media during their one-on-one bilateral meeting at the second North Korea-U.S. summit in the Metropole hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam February 28, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo - RC1CA46BF930

Podcast Episode

Lessons from the second Trump-Kim summit

Monday, March 4, 2019

An analyst looks at code in the malware lab of a cyber security defense lab at the Idaho National Laboratory in Idaho Falls, Idaho September 29, 2011. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart

Order from Chaos

Experts examine Asia’s approach to cybersecurity

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un prepare to shake hands at the Capella Hotel in Singapore.

North Korea

What happened at the Trump-Kim summit in Singapore?

Ryan Hass, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Jung H. Pak, Jonathan D. Pollack, Thomas Wright, and Fred Dews

Thursday, June 14, 2018

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