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The United States Needs a Gray-Zone Strategy Against North Korea
North Korea’s firing of short-range ballistic missiles on May 4 and 9 and testing of a new “tactical guided weapon” on April 17 are stark reminders that the Kim Jong Un regime...
By Duyeon Kim, Nicholas D. Wright & Kristine Lee
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Summit Datebook 2: After Hanoi, relieved but still curious
Commentary
Kim Jong Un undisputedly won the first round of summitry in Singapore last June. He was masterful at playing US President Donald Trump by pocketing a key American bargaining c...
By Duyeon Kim
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Summit datebook: From Hanoi, with curiosity
I landed in Hanoi a few days ago, curious. Curious about a once-divided country, now a growing economy, with South Korean footprints all over its business and pop culture, tha...
By Duyeon Kim
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The Trump-Kim Summit and Beyond: What Positive Outcomes Look Like
Commentary
On February 27, United States President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet for a second time in Hanoi in a bid to make concrete progress on their June ...
By Duyeon Kim
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North Korea Needs a Real Deal, Not a Trump Special
Commentary
The second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will be a decisive moment. Another meeting that ends, as Singapore did, with faux pea...
By Duyeon Kim
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What North Korea wants from the next US summit
Commentary
Following their historic meeting in Singapore last June, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump are preparing for another summit in late February. Their...
By Duyeon Kim
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How to tell if North Korea is serious about denuclearization
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Since the Singapore summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in June, Pyongyang has made gestures and statements suggesting that it will cu...
By Duyeon Kim
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N. Korea expert Duyeon Kim says "whether N. Korea is sincere about disarmament remains to be seen"
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North and South Korea say they have moved into an era without war on the Korean Peninsula, after leaders from the two countries signed agreements on a "way to achieve denuclea...
By Duyeon Kim
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Pyongyang Declaration: Bringing peace to the Koreas beyond symbolism
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Symbolism and atmospherics are often just as important as literal deliverables in Korean culture. This symbolic approach is not necessarily understandable to Western minds acc...
By Duyeon Kim
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What's in a name? Korean 'peace' and breaking the deadlock
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Everyone wants peace on the Korean Peninsula. But what does “peace” mean and how is it achieved? This is where it gets tricky and political, dividing the hawks and the doves. ...
By Duyeon Kim
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Washington Has to Learn Pyongyang’s Rules
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Nuclear diplomacy with North Korea is not in peril yet. It’s exactly where Pyongyang wants it to be—and when Pyongyang sets the pace of negotiations, they’re bound to be trick...
By Duyeon Kim
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PacNet #46 - Kim Jong Un’s Long Game
Commentary
Welcome to North Korean Negotiations 101. North Korea’s reaction to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s recent visit to Pyongyang was expected and does not signal the end of the ...
By Duyeon Kim
