Sanctions: An Important Component of U.S. North Korea Policy
The debate over the utility of sanctions in foreign policy is usually depicted in binary fashion, i.e. whether the U.S.…
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Evil geniuses, stumbling fools, or something in between, we will attempt to divine the real motives behind Pyongyang’s foreign policy moves.
Looking for Leverage in All the Wrong Places
It is an article of faith in Washington that sanctions have forced North Korea to become more pliable at the…
Tokyo Looks East While Washington Looks Back
Washington sometimes forgets that it’s more difficult to move forward when it’s looking back. Preoccupied with base realignment in Japan,…
Why the Sunshine Policy Made Sense
At a recent private meeting in London, a former senior United Nations’ official, drawing on experience relating to a wide…