North Korea

U.S. and South Korean marines participate in a joint landing operation drill in Pohang, about 370 km (230 miles) southeast of Seoul, April 26, 2013. The drill is part of the two countries' annual military training called Foal Eagle, which began on March 1 and runs until April 30. Tension has been fuelled by North Korean anger over the imposition of U.N. sanctions after its last nuclear arms test in February. The two Koreas have been technically in a state of war since a truce that ended their 1950-53 conflict. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS) - GM1E94Q10ZK01

If the North Korea threat recedes, should the U.S. maintain troops in South Korea?

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Tuesday, June 5, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump talks with the media as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo looks on after a meeting with North Korea's envoy Kim Yong Chol at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 1, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis - RC1A4DC63180

Diplomacy can still succeed with North Korea, but risks are mounting

Monday, June 4, 2018

A North Korean flag is seen on the top of its embassy in Beijing, China, February 7, 2016. North Korea launched a long-range rocket on Sunday carrying what it has said is a satellite, South Korea's defense ministry said, in defiance of United Nations sanctions barring it from using ballistic missile technology. REUTERS/Jason Lee - GF10000298918

Trump and Kim seem genuinely invested in meeting—But what comes next?

Thursday, May 31, 2018

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

The Korean nuclear roller coaster: Has time run out for a summit?

Jonathan D. Pollack

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

U.S. Department of State Ambassador Donald Mahley (C), an expert on weapons of mass destruction, talks to reporters about Libya's nuclear weapons program during a press briefing at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, March 15, 2004. On display are a portion of the 55,000-pounds of weapons-making components that were airlifted from Libya by a joint U.S.-British team on January 27, 2004. MANDATORY CREDIT REUTERS/Paul Efird/Knoxville News Sentinel PE/HK - RP4DRIHEDIAA

When talking about North Korea, don’t mention Libya

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un is seen as the newly developed intercontinental ballistic rocket Hwasong-15's test was successfully launched, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang November 30, 2017. REUTERS/KCNA ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1D9D9D59A0

A step-by-step plan for denuclearizing North Korea

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Monday, May 14, 2018

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attend a banquet on the Peace House at the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, South Korea, April 27, 2018. Korea Summit Press Pool/Pool via Reuters - RC1D1F072B50

After a modest step forward in the Korean Peninsula, how to think about nuclear weapons and sanctions

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Friday, April 27, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump responds to a reporter's question about North Korea as he departs the White House, Washington, DC, U.S., for a day trip to suburban Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for a Make America Great Again rally supporting Republican candidate Rick Saccone, March 10, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Theiler

Making sure Trump doesn’t sell the farm in Kim summit

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Ryan Hass

Thursday, April 26, 2018

Norio Tomine, Japan Airlines' (JAL) flight operations route planning director, points at a map of the Korean Peninsula showing a no-fly zone that would avoid an accident with North Korea's planned long-range rocket launch at JAL's pilot ready room at Haneda Airport in Tokyo April 11, 2012. Japanese airlines have made changes to flight routes in the east of the Philippines, where the North Korean missile's second-stage booster is expected to fall if the rocket is launched, following instructions from Philippine air authorities to close usual routes during North Korea's expected launch period, according to Tomine. The launch of the Unha-3 rocket, which North Korea says will merely put a weather satellite into space, has been condemned by its neighbours and the West as a long-range ballistic missile test. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN - Tags: TRANSPORT POLITICS) - GM1E84B1DXY01

Unpacking the unthinkable: Experts discuss North Korea scenarios

Thursday, April 26, 2018

South Korean soldiers stand guard at the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, South Korea, April 11, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji - RC16431E75C0

Kim Jong-un has a maximum pressure and engagement strategy of his own

Wednesday, April 18, 2018