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Commentary

The conflict between India and Pakistan is about to get uglier

The sound you are about to hear is India administering a black eye to Pakistan after a string of attacks in Kashmir.

February 19, 2019
Michael Krepon
Commentary

Negotiating with North Korea

This is an article about the “p” word—process. In some circles, it considered best to speak the word with head tilted slightly

February 19, 2019
Robert Carlin
Commentary

A How-To Guide for Disabling and Dismantling Yongbyon

With another summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un scheduled for February 27-28 in Vietnam, the

February 15, 2019
Joel S. Wit
Commentary

Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula begins with a peace declaration

During his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump announced that he will meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at

February 14, 2019
David Kim
Commentary

North Korean concessions the United States might want

In exchange for a peace declaration and even sanctions relief, the United States could ask North Korea for a number of concessions:

February 14, 2019
David Kim
Commentary

The Future of UN Mediation, Peacebuilding, Sanctions, and Special Envoys

An initiative of Stimson, the United Nations Association of the National Capital Area (UNA-NCA), the Alliance for Peacebuilding, and the United States

February 13, 2019
Commentary

Security and the Belt and Road Initiative

In this piece, O’Donnell discusses the security concerns of the Belt and Road Initiative, the new ‘security guarantee’ principle and possible responses

February 11, 2019
Frank O’Donnell
Commentary

China’s Sanctions Enforcement and Fuel Prices in North Korea: What the Data Tells Us

China is by far North Korea’s largest trading partner, accounting for up to 90 percent of its trade flows. Therefore, how much

February 1, 2019
Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein
Commentary

Let’s Get Perspective

Dan Coats, the Director of National Intelligence, made big news this week with a series of assertions about North Korea that appeared

January 31, 2019
Joel S. Wit
Commentary

Stimson Researcher Briefs UN Security Council on Climate-Security Connection

Lindsay Getschel, a Research Assistant at Stimson’s Environmental Security Program, addressed the United Nation’s Security Council on the threats posed by climate

January 25, 2019
Commentary

Kim Jong Un’s New Year’s Address: The Art of Propaganda

Kim Jong Un’s New Year’s address got a makeover in 2019. Gone was the lectern and flowers in front of a large

January 4, 2019
Martyn Williams
Commentary

Hints for 2019: Kim Jong Un’s New Year’s Address

In his January 1st New Year’s speech, Kim Jong Un was almost relentlessly positive in discussing DPRK-US relations, a topic that took

January 3, 2019
Robert Carlin
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